WN3947Southwest Airlines · TPA → MSY
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN3947 TampaTPA New OrleansMSY · 08:30

WN3947 by Southwest Airlines flies from Tampa (TPA) to New Orleans (MSY) for the Thu, Sep 17 departure.

Right nowLanded in New Orleans · today
08:05

arrived at MSY · 25 min early

Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 12 operations
Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-17
−25 arrival
09-16
−12 arrival
09-15
−6 arrival
09-14
−11 arrival
09-12
−17 arrival
09-11
−21 arrival
09-10
−11 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 −12 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
TPATampaHigh riskTPA delay board →
MSYNew OrleansOn-time likelyMSY delay board →
TPA→MSYevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.7%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

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

Other Tampa to New Orleans flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN2976departs 08:40
WN3012departs 16:30
WN4019departs 20:50

If WN3947 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Tampa to New Orleans on the same day, with scheduled departure times in TPA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN3947 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3947 across the TPA and MSY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 11/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN3947 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
09-17TPA MSY 08:30 08:05 (−25)
09-16TPA MSY 16:05 15:53 (−12)
09-15TPA MSY 16:05 15:59 (−6)
09-14TPA MSY 08:30 08:19 (−11)
09-12TPA MSY 14:55 14:38 (−17)
09-11TPA MSY 08:30 08:09 (−21)
09-10TPA MSY 08:30 08:19 (−11)
09-09TPA MSY 16:05 15:54 (−11)
09-08TPA MSY 16:05 16:23 (+18)
09-07TPA MSY 08:30 08:12 (−18)
09-05TPA MSY 14:55 14:30 (−25)
09-04TPA MSY 08:30 08:13 (−17)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N7855A, N8890Q, N8855Q, N461WN.

Board clocks recorded as TPA and MSY published them.

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