BWI → MSYBaltimore to New Orleans

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Direct flights from Baltimore (BWI) to New Orleans (MSY): 18 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 83% of the last 18 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,606 km, an estimated 2 hours 34 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Baltimore and New Orleans. Updated 14 November 2026 at 04:03 UTC.

BWI Baltimore disrupted · +195
MSY New Orleans disrupted · +103
1,606 km · ~2h 34m est.
dep bank 08:10–19:5518x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 18x weekly · nonstop
83% on time

of the last 18 tracked BWI → MSY flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−13 minacross the last 18 arrivals
Flight time~2h 34mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures18x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN88% on time

Flights WN1021 08:10 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN2259 15:05 Tu We · WN1092 15:25 Mo Th Fr Su · WN1097 18:20 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-13WN1021dep +6 → arr−34
11-12WN1021dep +18 → arr−13
11-12WN1092dep +31 → arr+18
11-12WN2152dep +32 → arr+39
11-11WN1021dep +36 → arr−5
11-11WN1097dep +34 → arr−9
11-11WN2259dep +43 → arr+11
11-101I250dep +23 → arr+22
11-10WN1097dep +13 → arr−29
11-10WN2259dep +3 → arr−33
11-09WN1021dep +20 → arr−22
11-09WN1092dep +15 → arr−14
11-09WN2152dep +6 → arr+5
11-08WN1021dep +16 → arr−24
11-08WN1092dep +9 → arr−15
11-08WN2152dep +20 → arr−14
11-07WN489dep +29 → arr+2
11-07WN755dep +11 → arr−25

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
BWIBaltimore +195 min disrupted 🌤 overcast · NW 6 kt Full BWI delay board →
MSYNew Orleans +103 min disrupted 🌤 few clouds · NE 11 kt Full MSY delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BWI and MSY: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Baltimore to New Orleans route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BWI to MSY flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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BWI to MSY questions

Is BWI–MSY running on time right now?

High disruption likely. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 0/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BWI–MSY?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:10 and evening departures around 18:20 from BWI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MSY delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from BWI to MSY?

Great-circle distance is 1,606 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 143–168 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BWI–MSY fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 18 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.