Southwest AirlinesWN44% on time
Flights WN3271 07:30 Mo Th Su · WN2824 14:55 Tu We · WN4801 18:00 Mo Th Fr · WN2474 20:15 Mo Th Su
live
Direct flights from New Orleans (MSY) to Kansas City (MCI): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 44% of the last 9 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 19 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,112 km, an estimated 1 hour 56 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New Orleans and Kansas City. Updated 5 November 2026 at 20:07 UTC.
Today, MSY → MCI
Thu 5 Nov · local times- 07:30 WN3271SOUTHWEST Left 08:09 +39 Landed 09:49 +19
- · WN2474SOUTHWEST On schedule MCI 20:15scheduled
- · WN674SOUTHWEST On schedule MCI 22:45scheduled
Checked MSY board 10:03 · MCI board 14:07
MSY
New Orleans
smooth · +6
MCI
Kansas City
smooth · +5
1,112 km · ~1h 56m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
44% on time
of the last 9 tracked MSY → MCI flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +19 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+19 minacross the last 9 arrivals
Flight time~1h 56mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomes11-03WN477arrived+34
11-02WN2474arrived+24
11-01WN2474arrived+89
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at MSY and MCI: a 42% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
next sweep in 120s
How the New Orleans to Kansas City route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MSY to MCI 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
Cite this data
Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.
Suggested citation
Pro Flight Search: New Orleans (MSY) to Kansas City (MCI) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
Canonical URL
How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/MSY-MCI
MSY to MCI questions
Is MSY–MCI running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 75/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on MSY–MCI?
Operators schedule morning departures around 07:30 and evening departures around 18:00 from MSY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MCI delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from MSY to MCI?
Great-circle distance is 1,112 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 108–125 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does MSY–MCI fly?
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
.