WN1978 HoustonHOU · 14:55 New OrleansMSY · 16:10
WN1978 by Southwest Airlines flies from Houston (HOU) to New Orleans (MSY) for the Sat, Sep 12 departure.
arrived at MSY · 12 min early
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at HOU and MSY 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 Houston to New Orleans flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN1978 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to New Orleans on the same day, with scheduled departure times in HOU local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN1978 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1978 across the HOU and MSY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1978 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: N8528Q, N8665D.
Board clocks recorded as HOU and MSY published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN1978 Houston to New Orleans on-time performance, measured from the HOU and MSY airport boards.
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