HOU → MSYHouston to New Orleans

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to New Orleans (MSY): 44 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 60% of the last 10 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 486 km, an estimated 1 hour 7 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and New Orleans. Updated 30 October 2026 at 23:53 UTC.

Today, HOU → MSY

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 07:05 WN937Southwest Left 06:58 Landed 07:53 −22
  2. 08:10 WN2096Southwest Left 08:04 Landed 09:00 −20
  3. 11:00 WN683Southwest Left 11:01 Landed 12:05 −5
  4. 15:00 WN4641Southwest Left 15:06 +6 MSY est. 15:46In the air · sched 16:10
  5. 18:45 WN3474Southwest Est. 18:50 +5Gate 42 ·
  6. 20:30 WN2100Southwest On scheduleGate 44 ·
  7. 22:45 WN1549Southwest Est. 22:51 +6Gate 50 ·

Checked HOU board 18:53 · MSY board 15:03

HOU Houston heavy · +44
MSY New Orleans smooth · +0
486 km · ~1h 07m est.
dep bank 06:05–22:4544x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 44x weekly · nonstop
60% on time

of the last 10 tracked HOU → MSY flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +13 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+13 minacross the last 10 arrivals
Flight time~1h 07mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures44x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 12

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 AirlinesWN60% on time

Flights WN1034 06:05 Su · WN937 07:05 Mo Tu We Th Fr · WN2096 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · WN2935 10:25 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30WN2096dep −6 → arr−20
10-30WN4641departed+6
10-30WN683dep +1 → arr−5
10-30WN937dep −7 → arr−22
10-29WN1549dep +21 → arr+13
10-29WN2096dep +2 → arr−13
10-29WN2100dep +35 → arr+19
10-29WN3474dep +38 → arr+23
10-29WN4641dep +6 → arr+34
10-29WN683dep +0 → arr−15
10-29WN937dep +29 → arr+16
10-28WN2096departed+1

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
HOUHouston +44 min heavy 🌤 overcast · ESE 5 kt Full HOU delay board →
MSYNew Orleans +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 6 kt Full MSY delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at HOU and MSY: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to New Orleans route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HOU 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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Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/HOU-MSY
How we measure this →

HOU to MSY questions

Is HOU–MSY running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at HOU is the weaker end, route health score 71/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HOU–MSY?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:05 and evening departures around 18:05 from HOU. 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 HOU to MSY?

Great-circle distance is 486 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 64–72 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–MSY fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 44 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.