Southwest Airlines

WN982Houston to New Orleans

Name: Southwest Airlines WN982 Houston to New Orleans: on-time record
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Southwest Airlines flight WN982 flies from Houston (HOU) to New Orleans (MSY), 486 km. Over August 2025 to July 2026 it usually arrives about 5 minutes late: 77% of 446 flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule and 0% were cancelled (US Department of Transportation data).

On-time record, last 12 months

77%

on time (within 15 min)

12%

more than 30 min late

cancelled

+5 min

average arrival vs schedule

Every operation of WN982, August 2025 to July 2026: 446 flights. Source: US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, public domain.

Routes flown as WN982

Houston (HOU) to New Orleans (MSY)47 flights
Dallas Love Field (DAL) to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL)46 flights
Colorado Springs (COS) to Las Vegas (LAS)42 flights
Denver (DEN) to Baltimore (BWI)34 flights
Houston (HOU) to Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX)26 flights
San Francisco (SFO) to San Diego (SAN)25 flights
Burbank (BUR) to Oakland (OAK)24 flights
Nashville (BNA) to Albuquerque (ABQ)21 flights
Baltimore (BWI) to Richmond (RIC)19 flights
Charleston (CHS) to Houston (HOU)18 flights

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