MSY → DALNew Orleans to Dallas

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Direct flights from New Orleans (MSY) to Dallas (DAL): 49 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 62% of the last 45 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 48 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 15 November 2026 at 16:18 UTC.

Today, MSY → DAL

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. 05:10 WN1371Southwest Left 06:31 +81 Landed 07:44 +59
  2. 06:25 WN2196Southwest Left 07:38 +73 Landed 08:51 +51
  3. 10:50 WN2396Southwest On schedule DAL est. 11:59sched 12:20
  4. 11:50 WN5097Southwest On schedule DAL est. 13:02sched 13:20
  5. 13:45 WN4697Southwest On schedule ·

Checked MSY board 10:03 · DAL board 10:18

MSY New Orleans busy · +20
DAL Dallas smooth · +10
701 km · ~1h 24m est.
dep bank 05:10–21:1549x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 49x weekly · nonstop
62% on time

of the last 45 tracked MSY → DAL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +1 min. 0 of 48 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+1 minacross the last 45 arrivals
Flight time~1h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures49x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 48

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 AirlinesWN64% on time

Flights WN1371 05:10 daily · WN2196 06:50 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN366 08:25 Sa · WN2396 10:50 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15WN1371dep +81 → arr+59
11-15WN2196dep +73 → arr+51
11-14WN1371dep +35 → arr+12
11-14WN1372dep +120 → arr+97
11-14WN2818dep +221 → arr+198
11-14WN366dep +28 → arr+4
11-14WN755dep +40 → arr+20
11-13WN1371dep +9 → arr−23
11-13WN2196dep +12 → arr−2
11-13WN2396dep +9 → arr−9
11-13WN2474dep +588 → arr+567
11-13WN4697dep +38 → arr+17
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

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 +20 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · ENE 13 kt Full MSY delay board →
DALDallas +10 min smooth ⛅ overcast · E 7 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 +22 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?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at MSY is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. 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 49 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.