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SWA540

MSY → BNA · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Southwest Airlines

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Arrival · Nashville (BNA)

Gate C9
Scheduled 02 Oct 14:30
Board status: Arrived
Landed 02 Oct 15:46 (ADS-B)

Board data from bna, updated 1023 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
Completed
Arrival confirmed via
ADS-B (callsign change)
Departure
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) — New Orleans, United States
Departed
2026-10-02 18:20 UTC
Arrival
Nashville International Airport (BNA) — Nashville, United States
Scheduled arrival
2026-10-02 19:30 UTC
Also flies as
WN540
Distance flown
850 km
Straight-line distance
759 km
Approach distance
97 km

Aircraft

Registration
N8956Q
Type
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Seats
175 total (175 Economy) (typical for type, not this tail)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
37,000 ft
Max ground speed
508 kt
Tracked
2h 25m · 844 km
Altitude (ft, max 37,000)
019,98039,9600m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 508)
02745490m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 37,000)
019,98039,9600m1h 0m2h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 508)
02745490m1h 0m2h 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

Airlines

American Airlines (AAL)
Airsprint (ASP)
Southwest Airlines (SWA)

Latest flights

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
2026-10-02 18:20 UTC SWA540 MSY → BNA
New Orleans → Nashville
 N8956Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 850 km
2026-10-01 18:48 UTC SWA540 MSY → BNA
New Orleans → Nashville
 N8559Q Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 873 km
2026-09-30 21:28 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8919K Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2691 km
2026-09-29 21:36 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8800L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2704 km
2026-09-28 10:25 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8308K Boeing 737-800 Completed 2620 km
2026-09-27 14:30 UTC SWA540 MDW → ALB
Chicago → Albany
 N8537Z Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 1182 km
2026-09-27 12:25 UTC SWA540 BNA → MDW
Nashville → Chicago
 N8537Z Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 724 km
2026-09-26 13:29 UTC SWA540 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N8899H Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 1180 km
2026-09-25 10:25 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8543Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 2685 km
2026-09-24 15:39 UTC SWA540 TUS → PHX
Tucson → Phoenix
 N8303R Boeing 737-800 Completed 214 km
2026-09-24 10:27 UTC SWA540 ATL → TUS
Atlanta → Tucson
 N8303R Boeing 737-800 Completed 2855 km
2026-09-23 21:29 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8938Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2701 km
2026-09-22 21:48 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8911Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2746 km
2026-09-21 10:27 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8644C Boeing 737-800 Completed 2713 km
2026-09-20 14:49 UTC SWA540 MDW → ALB
Chicago → Albany
 N8834L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 1244 km
2026-09-20 12:25 UTC SWA540 BNA → MDW
Nashville → Chicago
 N8834L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 933 km
2026-09-19 13:13 UTC SWA540 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N8328A Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 1227 km
2026-09-18 10:32 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8322X Boeing 737-800 Completed 2826 km
2026-09-17 10:31 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8628A Boeing 737-800 Completed 2889 km
2026-09-16 21:23 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8833L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2923 km
2026-09-15 20:57 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8906K Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2852 km
2026-09-14 10:29 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8987Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2822 km
2026-09-13 14:35 UTC SWA540 MDW → ALB
Chicago → Albany
 N8603F Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 1244 km
2026-09-13 12:21 UTC SWA540 BNA → MDW
Nashville → Chicago
 N8603F Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 806 km
2026-09-12 13:16 UTC SWA540 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N8813Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 1181 km
2026-09-11 10:39 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8771D Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2876 km
2026-09-10 10:30 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8507C Boeing 737-800 Completed 2892 km
2026-09-09 21:23 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8845L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2912 km
2026-09-07 10:30 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8853Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2804 km
2026-09-06 14:18 UTC SWA540 RDU → BNA
Raleigh/Durham → Nashville
 N227WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 831 km
2026-09-05 13:18 UTC SWA540 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N8924Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 1228 km
2026-09-04 10:34 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8301J Boeing 737-800 Completed 2879 km
2026-09-03 10:35 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8645A Boeing 737-800 Completed 2810 km
2026-09-02 21:26 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8904L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2778 km
2026-09-01 21:42 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8926Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2756 km
2026-08-31 10:17 UTC SWA540 ATL → GYR
Atlanta → Goodyear
 N8676A Boeing 737-800 Completed 3171 km
2026-08-30 14:37 UTC SWA540 MDW → ALB
Chicago → Albany
 N8857Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 1201 km
2026-08-30 12:30 UTC SWA540 BNA → MDW
Nashville → Chicago
 N8552Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 750 km
2026-08-29 13:15 UTC SWA540 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N8881L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1233 km
2026-08-28 10:23 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8576Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 2743 km
2026-08-27 10:30 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8990Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2884 km
2026-08-26 21:34 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8926Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2858 km
2026-08-25 21:27 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8552Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 2755 km
2026-08-24 10:27 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8558Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 2895 km
2026-08-23 14:32 UTC SWA540 MDW → ALB
Chicago → Albany
 N8632A Boeing 737-800 Completed 1296 km
2026-08-23 12:20 UTC SWA540 BNA → MDW
Nashville → Chicago
 N8632A Boeing 737-800 Completed 1019 km
2026-08-22 13:09 UTC SWA540 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N8920Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1662 km
2026-08-21 10:25 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8611F Boeing 737-800 Completed 3940 km
2026-08-20 10:23 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8950L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4903 km
2026-08-19 21:30 UTC SWA540 ATL → PHX
Atlanta → Phoenix
 N8884Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4216 km

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