MSY → DALNew Orleans to Dallas

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Direct flights from New Orleans (MSY) to Dallas (DAL): 46 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 69% of the last 48 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 52 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 701 km, an estimated 1 hour 24 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New Orleans and Dallas. Updated 13 November 2026 at 12:18 UTC.

Today, MSY → DAL

Fri 13 Nov · local times
  1. 05:10 WN1371Southwest Left 05:19 +9 DAL est. 06:36In the air · sched 06:45
  2. 06:50 WN2196Southwest Est. 06:50Departure not confirmed by the board DAL est. 07:53sched 08:25

Checked MSY board 06:03 · DAL board 06:18

MSY New Orleans smooth · +4
DAL Dallas busy · +20
701 km · ~1h 24m est.
dep bank 05:10–21:1546x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 46x weekly · nonstop
69% on time

of the last 48 tracked MSY → DAL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −3 min. 0 of 52 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−3 minacross the last 48 arrivals
Flight time~1h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures46x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 52

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 AirlinesWN73% on time

Flights WN1371 05:10 daily · WN2196 06:50 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN2396 10:50 Mo Th Fr Su · WN2071 10:55 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-13WN1371departed+9
11-12LXJ312dep −5 → arr+19
11-12VJA545departed+59
11-12WN1371dep +50 → arr+19
11-12WN1401dep +26 → arr+0
11-12WN2196dep +0 → arr−26
11-12WN2396dep +11 → arr−10
11-12WN2474dep +34 → arr+10
11-12WN2818dep +23 → arr−7
11-12WN3151dep +92 → arr+62
11-12WN4697dep +58 → arr+33
11-11WN1371dep +9 → arr−12
11-11WN2071dep +10 → arr−19
11-11WN2196dep +7 → arr−21
11-11WN2735dep +19 → arr−9
11-11WN3151dep −6 → arr−35
11-11WN4697dep +5 → arr−23
11-10WN1371departed+13
11-10WN2735dep +7 → arr−16
11-10WN3151dep +130 → arr+102
11-10WN4697dep +6 → arr−15
11-09WN1371dep +12 → arr−15
11-09WN1401dep +31 → arr+7
11-09WN2196dep +16 → arr−10
11-09WN2396dep +17 → arr−8
11-09WN2474dep +45 → arr+22
11-09WN2818dep +25 → arr+128
11-09WN3151departed+47
11-09WN4697dep +20 → arr−4
11-08WN1371dep +27 → arr−3
11-08WN1401dep +28 → arr+4
11-08WN2196dep +10 → arr−18
11-08WN2396dep +23 → arr+1
11-08WN2474dep +42 → arr+19
11-08WN2818dep +49 → arr+20
11-08WN3151dep +53 → arr+20
11-08WN4697dep +24 → arr−1
11-071I322dep +126 → arr+130
11-07WN1371dep +6 → arr−22
11-07WN1372dep +9 → arr−17

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
MSYNew Orleans +4 min smooth 🌤 clear · NE 11 kt Full MSY delay board →
DALDallas +20 min busy 🌤 clear · NE 8 kt Full DAL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DAL: a 46% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +14 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New Orleans to Dallas route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MSY to DAL 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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MSY to DAL questions

Is MSY–DAL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at DAL is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MSY–DAL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:10 and evening departures around 17:45 from MSY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DAL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MSY to DAL?

Great-circle distance is 701 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 79–90 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MSY–DAL fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 46 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.