WN659 NashvilleBNA · 08:10 New OrleansMSY · 09:45
WN659 by Southwest Airlines flies from Nashville (BNA) to New Orleans (MSY).
scheduled from BNA
Where the minutes go
last 5 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −6 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked
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). 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 Nashville
ForecastTue 3 Nov, local date
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 New Orleans
ForecastTue 3 Nov, local date
- 75% chance of rain
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Nashville to New Orleans flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN659 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Nashville to New Orleans on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BNA 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 WN659 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN659 across the BNA and MSY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 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 WN659 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: N8894Q, N8806Q, N8550Q, N8515X.
Board clocks recorded as BNA and MSY published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN659 Nashville to New Orleans on-time performance, measured from the BNA and MSY airport boards.
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