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SWA978

LAX → MSY · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Southwest Airlines

Flight

Status
Completed
Arrival confirmed via
ADS-B (callsign change)
Departure
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) — Los Angeles, United States
Departed
2026-09-27 18:02 UTC
Arrival
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) — New Orleans, United States
Distance flown
2831 km
Straight-line distance
2683 km
Approach distance
95 km

Aircraft

Registration
N8993Q
Type
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Seats
175 total (175 Economy) (typical for type, not this tail)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
37,025 ft
Max ground speed
569 kt
Tracked
3h 7m · 2,811 km
Altitude (ft, max 37,025)
019,99439,9870m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m2h 30m3h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 569)
03076150m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m2h 30m3h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 37,025)
019,99439,9870m1h 0m2h 0m3h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 569)
03076150m1h 0m2h 0m3h 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
2026-09-28 13:12 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N454WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1134 km
2026-09-27 18:02 UTC SWA978 LAX → MSY
Los Angeles → New Orleans
 N8993Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2831 km
2026-09-27 15:30 UTC SWA978 PHX → LAX
Phoenix → Los Angeles
 N8993Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 654 km
2026-09-26 15:01 UTC SWA978 PHX → LAX
Phoenix → Los Angeles
 N8559Q Boeing 737-800 Completed 658 km
2026-09-25 13:16 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N453WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1176 km
2026-09-24 13:18 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N949WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1138 km
2026-09-21 13:25 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N284WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1137 km
2026-09-20 17:43 UTC SWA978 LAX → MSY
Los Angeles → New Orleans
 N8900L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2822 km
2026-09-20 15:24 UTC SWA978 PHX → LAX
Phoenix → Los Angeles
 N8900L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 691 km
2026-09-19 15:09 UTC SWA978 PHX → LAX
Phoenix → Los Angeles
 N8821S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 675 km
2026-09-18 13:29 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N489WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1223 km
2026-09-17 13:09 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N206WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1209 km
2026-09-17 01:21 UTC SWA978 PHX → LAX
Phoenix → Los Angeles
 N8750Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 721 km
2026-09-14 13:36 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N258WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1201 km
2026-09-13 15:24 UTC SWA978 PHX → MSY
Phoenix → New Orleans
 N8897K Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3623 km
2026-09-12 14:56 UTC SWA978 PHX → LAX
Phoenix → Los Angeles
 N8682B Boeing 737-800 Completed 688 km
2026-09-11 13:14 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N448WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1274 km
2026-09-10 13:07 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N495WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1277 km
2026-09-07 13:21 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N282WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1189 km
2026-09-06 15:30 UTC SWA978 PHX → LAX
Phoenix → Los Angeles
 N8728Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 650 km
2026-09-05 15:22 UTC SWA978 PHX → LAX
Phoenix → Los Angeles
 N8641B Boeing 737-800 Completed 681 km
2026-09-04 13:14 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N469WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1210 km
2026-09-03 13:25 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N457WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1257 km
2026-08-31 13:12 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N486WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1307 km
2026-08-30 17:48 UTC SWA978 LAX → MSY
Los Angeles → New Orleans
 N8853Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2945 km
2026-08-30 15:20 UTC SWA978 PHX → LAX
Phoenix → Los Angeles
 N8853Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 682 km
2026-08-29 14:31 UTC SWA978 PHX → LAX
Phoenix → Los Angeles
 N8753Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 753 km
2026-08-28 13:03 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N241WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1174 km
2026-08-27 13:13 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N276WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1202 km
2026-08-24 13:02 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N299WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1228 km
2026-08-23 16:32 UTC SWA978 LAX → MSY
Los Angeles → New Orleans
 N8942L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3005 km
2026-08-23 15:22 UTC SWA978 PHX → LAX
Phoenix → Los Angeles
 N8942L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 929 km
2026-08-22 14:56 UTC SWA978 PHX → LAX
Phoenix → Los Angeles
 N8564Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 892 km
2026-08-21 13:12 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N478WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1721 km
2026-08-20 13:14 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N282WN Boeing 737-700 Completed ~2971 km est. (1964 km recorded)
2026-08-17 13:12 UTC SWA978 HOU → MKC
Houston → Kansas City
 N441WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 7095 km
2026-08-16 18:33 UTC SWA978 LAX → MSY
Los Angeles → New Orleans
 N8881L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3520 km
2026-08-16 15:05 UTC SWA978 PHX → LAX
Phoenix → Los Angeles
 N8881L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 822 km
2026-08-13 13:25 UTC SWA978 HOU → MCI
Houston → Kansas City
 N8307K Boeing 737-800 Completed ~2192 km est. (1498 km recorded)

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