WN1283 WashingtonDCA New OrleansMSY
WN1283 by Southwest Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to New Orleans (MSY).
scheduled from DCA
The route today
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Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DCA and MSY are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastWashington to New Orleans with Southwest Airlines · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 18%1.3× usual
Forecast weather: 37% chance of fog at Washington
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 2 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Washington to New Orleans flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN1283 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to New Orleans on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN1283 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1283 across the DCA and MSY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 38.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at DCA and MSY.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1283 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
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Pro Flight Search — WN1283 Washington to New Orleans on-time performance, measured from the DCA and MSY airport boards.
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