Direct flights from Austin (AUS) to New Orleans (MSY): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 33% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 51 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 713 km, an estimated 1 hour 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Austin and New Orleans. Updated 25 October 2026 at 00:59 UTC.
Left AUS at 14:17, 42 min after its 13:35 slot.
Landing estimate from 123,570 tracked flights of under 2 hours that left 30 to 59 min late. The MSY board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Track WN1762 →Left AUS at 18:46, 51 min after its 17:55 slot.
Track WN215 →Checked AUS board 19:59 · MSY board 15:03
of the last 6 operated AUS → MSY flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +51 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at AUS and MSY: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +7 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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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AUS to MSY 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.
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Pro Flight Search — Austin (AUS) to New Orleans (MSY) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/AUS-MSY
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at AUS is the weaker end, route health score 79/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 05:55 and evening departures around 17:35 from AUS. 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.
Great-circle distance is 713 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 80–91 min gate-to-gate on this route.
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 31 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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