WN1553 MSY → DCA

Southwest Airlines · New Orleans, LA to Washington, DC · 33 flights observed, 2026-03-05 to 2026-04-06 · 969 mi

This flight has been on time less than half the time (48%) — expect a real chance of a delay.

WN1553 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MSY → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
48%
Median delay
+29 min
90th percentile
+140 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is WN1553 on time?

Across 33 flights on MSY → DCA from 2026-03-05 to 2026-04-06, WN1553 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 48% of the time. The median arrival delay was +29 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +140 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1648%
16-30 min13%
31-60 min721%
61-120 min412%
2+ hrs515%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-032744%+67 min
2026-04667%+30 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon520%
Tue475%
Wed425%
Thu580%
Fri540%
Sat540%
Sun560%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…