Southwest AirlinesWN
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Direct flights from San Antonio (SAT) to New Orleans (MSY): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 14 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 794 km, an estimated 1 hour 31 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Antonio and New Orleans. Updated 18 August 2026 at 03:03 UTC.
SAT
San Antonio
smooth · +0
MSY
New Orleans
smooth · +0
794 km · ~1h 31m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live SAT and MSY delay boards
Median arrival delay is −14 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Search live fares for this route →Median arrival−14 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 31mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg
Current nonstop fares
SAT → MSY · one way · economy · 1 adult
TodayChecking…Direct airline fares
TomorrowChecking…Direct airline fares
In one weekChecking…Direct airline fares
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 outcomesActual 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
Current conditions put the pressure at SAT and MSY: 44% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the San Antonio to New Orleans route actually runs
Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop SAT to MSY flights: 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. Fares link straight to the operating airline with no markups.
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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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/SAT-MSY
SAT to MSY questions
Is SAT–MSY running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on SAT–MSY?
Operators schedule 2 departures from SAT. 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 SAT to MSY?
Great-circle distance is 794 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 86–98 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SAT–MSY fly?
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 4 flights a week (sun, mon, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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