WN3817Southwest Airlines · MSY → ATL
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN3817 New OrleansMSY · 14:30 AtlantaATL · 16:55

WN3817 by Southwest Airlines flies from New Orleans (MSY) to Atlanta (ATL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
19:55

scheduled from MSY

Typical gate push+32 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+19 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~13 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+44+89+133 min
09-21
+32 gate · +12 arrival
09-18
+21 gate · −1 arrival
09-17
+10 gate · −11 arrival
09-14
+43 gate · +19 arrival
09-11
+133 gate · +114 arrival
09-10
+0 gate · +22 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 +19 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MSYNew OrleansOn-time likelyMSY delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
MSY→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by MSY (New Orleans), currently flying VFR (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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other New Orleans to Atlanta flights

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN2749departs 13:00 · Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri

If WN3817 is cancelled, this is the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flight from New Orleans to Atlanta, 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 WN3817 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3817 across the MSY and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~22 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 3/6 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 WN3817 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
09-21MSY 14:30 15:02 (+32)ATL 16:55 17:07 (+12)
09-18MSY 14:30 14:51 (+21)ATL 16:55 16:54 (−1)
09-17MSY 14:30 14:40 (+10)ATL 16:55 16:44 (−11)
09-14MSY 14:30 15:13 (+43)ATL 16:55 17:14 (+19)
09-11MSY 14:30 16:43 (+133)ATL 16:55 18:49 (+114)
09-10MSY 15:13 (+0)ATL 16:55 17:17 (+22)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8316H, N8581Z, N8669B, N9006L.

Board clocks recorded as MSY and ATL published them.

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