WN2218Southwest Airlines · MSY → MCO
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2218 New OrleansMSY · 06:35 OrlandoMCO · 09:15

WN2218 by Southwest Airlines flies from New Orleans (MSY) to Orlando (MCO) for the Thu, Nov 5 departure.

Right nowDescending into Orlando · off blocks 06:47 · 12 min late
11:01

estimated arrival at MCO · local time · ~9 min from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
MSY23 mi · ~9 min leftMCO
10,500 ftAltitudedescending
337 mphSpeed293 kt
153°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 34m

Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~26 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-05
+12 gate · −15 arrival
10-30
+11 gate · −13 arrival
10-29
+12 gate · −15 arrival
10-26
+7 gate · −18 arrival
10-23
+14 gate · −11 arrival
10-22
+12 gate · −12 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival −14 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MSYNew OrleansOn-time likelyMSY delay board →
MCOOrlandoOn-time likelyMCO delay board →
MSY→MCOevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MSY and MCO are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at New Orleans

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 23°C to 27°C
Low17°Clikely 15°C to 19°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Orlando

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High30°Clikely 29°C to 31°C
Low21°Clikely 20°C to 22°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other New Orleans to Orlando flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN3123departs 05:00
WN3168departs 05:00
WN3706departs 05:55
WN2099departs 06:05
WN3169departs 06:30
WN3285departs 07:00

If WN2218 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from New Orleans to Orlando on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MSY local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How WN2218 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2218 across the MSY and MCO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2218 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-05MSY 06:35 06:47 (+12)MCO 09:15 09:00 (−15)
10-30MSY 06:35 06:46 (+11)MCO 09:15 09:02 (−13)
10-29MSY 06:35 06:47 (+12)MCO 09:15 09:00 (−15)
10-26MSY 06:35 06:42 (+7)MCO 09:15 08:57 (−18)
10-23MSY 06:35 06:49 (+14)MCO 09:15 09:04 (−11)
10-22MSY 06:35 06:47 (+12)MCO 09:15 09:03 (−12)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N567WN, N906WN, N7848A, N923WN.

Board clocks recorded as MSY and MCO published them.

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