WN1971 Southwest Airlines - Flight Status
Below, you can find details about Southwest Airlines flight WN1971, which currently operates between the airports of New Orleans - Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl Airport (Airport Code MSY) and San Diego - San Diego International Airport (Airport Code SAN).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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Flight Status Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights WN1971
Flight Status Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights WN1971
WN1971 On Time performance:
36
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays Flight Status
WN1971 Southwest Airlines from New Orleans
Scheduled - Delayed
Delay: 70 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday August 20, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (August 19, 2026). See it here
Scheduled - Delayed
Delay: 70 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday August 20, 2026
Airline information
Southwest Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger
Departure
New Orleans (MSY)
August 20, 2026
Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
07:28 pm
Terminal:
-
Gate:
B4
Scheduled Departure Time: 06:15 pm
Arrival
San Diego (SAN)
August 20, 2026
San Diego International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
09:10 pm
Terminal:
1
Gate:
102
Scheduled Arrival Time: 08:00 pm
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Additional Information
Which is the frequency of flight WN1971?
The flight WN1971 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight WN1971?
The distance between the two airports is 1597 miles.
Which is the flight time of flight WN1971?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:45 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:40 hours.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in New Orleans: 2026-08-20 17:25:23
Current Time in San Diego: 2026-08-20 15:25:23
The flight WN1971 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight WN1971?
The distance between the two airports is 1597 miles.
Which is the flight time of flight WN1971?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:45 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:40 hours.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in New Orleans: 2026-08-20 17:25:23
Current Time in San Diego: 2026-08-20 15:25:23
Alternative Flights
Southwest Airlines is the only airline operating the route from New Orleans to San Diego.
Punctuality and delays
We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from August 04, 2026 to August 16, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 11
On Time: 4 ( 36 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 9 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 9 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 36 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 1 ( 9 % )
Average Delay: 61 minutes.
Total number of flights: 11
On Time: 4 ( 36 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 9 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 9 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 36 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 1 ( 9 % )
Average Delay: 61 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Last Past Flights WN1971
Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
19 August
19 August
05:10 pm
New Orleans (MSY)
New Orleans (MSY)
06:39 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
03h 29min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
18 August
18 August
04:45 pm
New Orleans (MSY)
New Orleans (MSY)
06:14 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
03h 29min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Monday
17 August
17 August
07:35 pm
New Orleans (MSY)
New Orleans (MSY)
09:19 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
03h 44min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
16 August
16 August
07:59 pm
New Orleans (MSY)
New Orleans (MSY)
09:45 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
03h 46min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Friday
14 August
14 August
07:11 pm
New Orleans (MSY)
New Orleans (MSY)
08:57 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
03h 46min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
13 August
13 August
07:48 pm
New Orleans (MSY)
New Orleans (MSY)
09:24 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
03h 36min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
12 August
12 August
04:42 pm
New Orleans (MSY)
New Orleans (MSY)
06:22 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
03h 40min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
11 August
11 August
04:43 pm
New Orleans (MSY)
New Orleans (MSY)
06:21 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
03h 38min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Monday
10 August
10 August
08:56 pm
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10:28 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
- DIVERTED
Monday
10 August
10 August
08:56 pm
New Orleans (MSY)
New Orleans (MSY)
12:32 am
New Orleans (MSY)
New Orleans (MSY)
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - DIVERTED