BNA → MSYNashville to New Orleans

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Direct flights from Nashville (BNA) to New Orleans (MSY): 38 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 76% of the last 38 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 39 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 759 km, an estimated 1 hour 28 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Nashville and New Orleans. Updated 30 October 2026 at 11:03 UTC.

Today, BNA → MSY

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 08:15 WN2457Southwest On schedule MSY 09:50scheduled

Checked BNA board 06:03 · MSY board 06:03

BNA Nashville smooth · +8
MSY New Orleans busy · +20
759 km · ~1h 28m est.
dep bank 08:10–22:3038x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 38x weekly · nonstop
76% on time

of the last 38 tracked BNA → MSY flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 39 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 38 arrivals
Flight time~1h 28mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures38x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 39

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 AirlinesWN76% on time

Flights WN659 varies Tu We Sa Su · WN2457 08:15 Mo Th Fr · WN1076 11:20 Su · WN660 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29WN2457dep +17 → arr−9
10-29WN660dep +54 → arr+40
10-29WN661dep +18 → arr−4
10-29WN662dep +106 → arr+83
10-29WN663dep +29 → arr+4
10-29WN665dep +90 → arr+63
10-28WN313dep +17 → arr−8
10-28WN659dep +26 → arr+1
10-28WN660dep +13 → arr−13
10-28WN662dep +17 → arr−9
10-28WN663dep +12 → arr−25
10-27WN313dep +24 → arr+2
10-27WN659dep +10 → arr−17
10-27WN660dep +67 → arr+43
10-27WN662dep +8 → arr−18
10-27WN663dep +129 → arr+104
10-26WN2457dep +19 → arr−10
10-26WN660dep +49 → arr+17
10-26WN661dep +19 → arr−7
10-26WN662dep +32 → arr+7
10-26WN663dep +30 → arr+5
10-26WN665dep +11 → arr−18
10-25WN1076dep +25 → arr−8
10-25WN2467dep +24 → arr−9
10-25WN256dep +20 → arr−14
10-25WN659dep +13 → arr−20
10-25WN660dep +68 → arr+34
10-25WN662dep +45 → arr+15
10-25WN716departed+64
10-24WN659dep +29 → arr−5
10-24WN660dep +21 → arr−12
10-24WN661dep +38 → arr+5
10-24WN662dep +28 → arr−10
10-23WN2457dep +24 → arr−9
10-23WN660dep +49 → arr+18
10-23WN661dep +14 → arr−19
10-23WN662dep +60 → arr+25
10-23WN663dep +29 → arr−3
10-23WN665dep +12 → arr−24

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
BNANashville +8 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SSW 3 kt Full BNA delay board →
MSYNew Orleans +20 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · ENE 6 kt Full MSY delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BNA and MSY: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Nashville to New Orleans route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BNA 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.

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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BNA to MSY questions

Is BNA–MSY running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at MSY is the weaker end, route health score 81/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BNA–MSY?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:15 and evening departures around 17:35 from BNA. 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 BNA to MSY?

Great-circle distance is 759 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 84–95 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BNA–MSY fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 38 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.