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SWA1978

LGB → MSY · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Southwest Airlines

Flight

Status
Completed
Departure
Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field) (LGB) — Long Beach, United States
Est. departure time
2026-08-15 13:39 UTC (approx.)
Arrival
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) — New Orleans, United States
Distance flown
6960 km
Straight-line distance
2659 km
Approach distance
112 km

Aircraft

Registration
N8816Q
Type
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Seats
175 total (175 Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
35,025 ft
Max ground speed
515 kt
Tracked
10h 4m · 5,264 km
Altitude (ft, max 35,025)
018,91437,8270m1h 0m2h 0m3h 0m4h 0m5h 0m6h 0m7h 0m8h 0m9h 0m10h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 515)
02785560m1h 0m2h 0m3h 0m4h 0m5h 0m6h 0m7h 0m8h 0m9h 0m10h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 35,025)
018,91437,8270m2h 0m4h 0m6h 0m8h 0m10h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 515)
02785560m2h 0m4h 0m6h 0m8h 0m10h 0m

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

Southwest Airlines (SWA)

Latest flights

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
2026-10-02 18:08 UTC SWA1978 HNL → OGG
Honolulu → Kahului
 N8797Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 171 km
2026-10-01 18:12 UTC SWA1978 HNL → OGG
Honolulu → Kahului
 N8735L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 192 km
2026-09-30 19:57 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N8533S Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 496 km
2026-09-29 20:11 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N460WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 498 km
2026-09-27 20:37 UTC SWA1978 PIT → BWI
Pittsburgh → Baltimore
 N9009U Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 438 km
2026-09-26 20:06 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N8955Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 502 km
2026-09-24 15:51 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N8957Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 498 km
2026-09-23 19:59 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N470WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 502 km
2026-09-22 20:12 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N489WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 531 km
2026-09-20 20:43 UTC SWA1978 PIT → BWI
Pittsburgh → Baltimore
 N8573Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 408 km
2026-09-19 20:04 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N8985Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 518 km
2026-09-17 16:23 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N8572X Boeing 737-800 Completed 525 km
2026-09-16 20:48 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N203WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 514 km
2026-09-15 20:05 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N435WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 633 km
2026-09-13 20:28 UTC SWA1978 PIT → BWI
Pittsburgh → Baltimore
 N8857Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 481 km
2026-09-12 20:07 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N8528Q Boeing 737-800 Completed 626 km
2026-09-10 16:20 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N8665D Boeing 737-800 Completed 547 km
2026-09-09 19:51 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N915WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 558 km
2026-09-06 21:09 UTC SWA1978 PIT → BWI
Pittsburgh → Baltimore
 N872CB Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 446 km
2026-09-05 20:22 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N8814K Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 679 km
2026-09-03 15:56 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N1807U Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 535 km
2026-09-02 20:03 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N486WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 575 km
2026-09-01 20:27 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N7743B Boeing 737-700 Completed 803 km
2026-08-30 22:51 UTC SWA1978 PIT → BWI
Pittsburgh → Baltimore
 N8941Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 407 km
2026-08-29 20:08 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N8927Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 537 km
2026-08-27 16:04 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N8948Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 594 km
2026-08-26 19:46 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N7745A Boeing 737-700 Completed 520 km
2026-08-25 20:08 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N8918Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 530 km
2026-08-23 20:27 UTC SWA1978 PIT → BWI
Pittsburgh → Baltimore
 N8578Q Boeing 737-800 Completed 453 km
2026-08-20 15:42 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N8959Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed ~4194 km est. (1466 km recorded)
2026-08-19 20:03 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N449WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 3660 km
2026-08-18 19:50 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N296WN Boeing 737-700 Completed ~2145 km est. (1416 km recorded)
2026-08-16 21:39 UTC SWA1978 PIT → BWI
Pittsburgh → Baltimore
 N8875B Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 634 km
2026-08-15 13:57 UTC SWA1978 LGB → MSY
Long Beach → New Orleans
 N8816Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 6960 km
2026-08-12 19:48 UTC SWA1978 HOU → MSY
Houston → New Orleans
 N276WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 850 km

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