WN2979 New OrleansMSY · 18:35 HoustonHOU · 19:50
WN2979 by Southwest Airlines flies from New Orleans (MSY) to Houston (HOU).
scheduled from MSY
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
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by MSY (New Orleans), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Houston flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN2979 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from New Orleans to Houston 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 WN2979 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2979 across the MSY and HOU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2979 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: N8783L, N8966S.
Board clocks recorded as MSY and HOU published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN2979 New Orleans to Houston on-time performance, measured from the MSY and HOU airport boards.
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