Direct flights from New Orleans (MSY) to Houston (HOU): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 71% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 486 km, an estimated 1 hour 7 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New Orleans and Houston. Updated 24 October 2026 at 04:15 UTC.
Left MSY at 21:50, 45 min after its 21:05 slot.
Landing estimate from 123,854 tracked flights of under 2 hours that left 30 to 59 min late. The HOU board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Track WN859 →Left MSY at 22:13, 43 min after its 21:30 slot.
Checked MSY board 23:15 · HOU board 22:44
of the last 7 operated MSY → HOU flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 7 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 MSY and HOU: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 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 MSY to HOU 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 — New Orleans (MSY) to Houston (HOU) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Mostly on schedule. The departure side at MSY is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 05:20 and evening departures around 18:35 from MSY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HOU delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 486 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 64–72 min gate-to-gate on this route.
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 45 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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