SAN → MSYSan Diego to New Orleans

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to New Orleans (MSY): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 50% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 22 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,568 km, an estimated 3 hours 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and New Orleans. Updated 22 October 2026 at 13:38 UTC.

Today, SAN → MSY

Thu 22 Oct · local times
  1. 15:15 WN3339Southwest On scheduleGate 110 ·

Checked SAN board 06:38 · MSY board 06:03

SAN San Diego smooth · +0
MSY New Orleans smooth · +0
2,568 km · ~3h 48m est.
dep bank 09:40–15:156x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
50% on time

of the last 6 operated SAN → MSY flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +22 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+22 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~3h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 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 AirlinesWN50% on time

Flights WN3658 09:40 Tu We · WN4031 14:25 Su · WN3339 15:15 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-21WN3658dep +4 → arr+6
10-20WN3658dep +13 → arr+7
10-19WN3339dep +23 → arr+24
10-18WN4031dep +15 → arr+14
10-16WN3339dep +136 → arr+151
10-15WN3339dep +14 → arr+22

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
SANSan Diego +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 6 kt Full SAN delay board →
MSYNew Orleans +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 4 kt Full MSY delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAN: 54% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +19 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Diego to New Orleans route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SAN 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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How we measure this →

SAN to MSY questions

Is SAN–MSY running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SAN–MSY?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:40 from SAN. 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 SAN to MSY?

Great-circle distance is 2,568 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 211–250 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–MSY fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.