MSY → HOUNew Orleans to Houston

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Direct flights from New Orleans (MSY) to Houston (HOU): 44 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 91% of the last 11 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 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 New Orleans and Houston. Updated 30 October 2026 at 17:53 UTC.

Today, MSY → HOU

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 05:20 WN4706Southwest Left 05:31 +11 Landed 06:27 −8
  2. 08:05 WN3111Southwest Left 08:08 Landed 09:03 −17
  3. 10:55 WN3116Southwest Left 10:55 Landed 12:13 +3
  4. 12:55 WN2498Southwest On schedule HOU est. 14:28 +18sched 14:10

Checked MSY board 10:03 · HOU board 12:53

MSY New Orleans smooth · +5
HOU Houston smooth · +5
486 km · ~1h 07m est.
dep bank 05:20–21:0544x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 44x weekly · nonstop
91% on time

of the last 11 tracked MSY → HOU flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~1h 07mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures44x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

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 AirlinesWN91% on time

Flights WN4706 05:20 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · WN4423 06:30 Tu We · WN3111 08:05 Mo Th Fr Su · WN259 08:55 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30WN3111dep +3 → arr−17
10-30WN3116arrived+3
10-30WN4706dep +11 → arr−8
10-291I285departed+2
10-291I857departed+29
10-29WN2498dep +24 → arr+12
10-29WN3111dep +8 → arr−9
10-29WN3114dep +21 → arr+4
10-29WN3116dep +25 → arr+11
10-29WN4706dep +8 → arr−10
10-29WN665dep +84 → arr+69
10-29WN859dep +7 → arr−7
10-28WN2012arrived−5

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 +5 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ENE 11 kt Full MSY delay board →
HOUHouston +5 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ESE 13 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MSY and HOU: 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 New Orleans to Houston route actually runs

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

Is MSY–HOU running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MSY–HOU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:20 and evening departures around 18:35 from MSY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HOU delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MSY to HOU?

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 MSY–HOU 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.