WN1517 New OrleansMSY · 08:45 TampaTPA
WN1517 by Southwest Airlines flies from New Orleans (MSY) to Tampa (TPA) for the Sun, Sep 13 departure.
en route from MSY to TPA
board checked 43m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 08:49.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operation0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MSY and TPA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other New Orleans to Tampa flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN1517 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from New Orleans to Tampa on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MSY local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN1517 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1517 across the MSY and TPA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 7 confirmed departures · 6/7 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1517 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N8670A, N8873S, N8735L, N8741L.
Board clocks recorded as MSY and TPA published them.
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