MSY → MCINew Orleans to Kansas City

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Direct flights from New Orleans (MSY) to Kansas City (MCI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,112 km, an estimated 1 hour 56 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New Orleans and Kansas City. Updated 17 October 2026 at 04:07 UTC.

Today, MSY → MCI

Fri 16 Oct · local times
  1. 18:00 WN4801SOUTHWEST Left 18:12 +12 Landed 19:52 −8

Checked MSY board 22:03 · MCI board 23:07

MSY New Orleans busy · +21
MCI Kansas City smooth · +12
1,112 km · ~1h 56m est.
dep bank 05:30–21:357x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
78 / 100

route health from live MSY and MCI delay boards

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 56mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

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 AirlinesWN

Flights WN3138 05:30 Su · WN2072 07:10 Sa · WN4973 10:30 Tu We · WN4801 18:00 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16WN4801dep +12 → arr−8
10-15WN4801dep +67 → arr+40
10-14WN4973arrived−21

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
MSYNew Orleans +21 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 19 kt Full MSY delay board →
MCIKansas City +12 min smooth 🌤 clear · NW 6 kt Full MCI delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MCI: 44% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New Orleans to Kansas City route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MSY to MCI 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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How we measure this →

MSY to MCI questions

Is MSY–MCI running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at MSY is the weaker end, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MSY–MCI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:30 and evening departures around 18:00 from MSY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MCI delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MSY to MCI?

Great-circle distance is 1,112 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 108–125 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MSY–MCI fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 9 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.