SWA996

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

William P Hobby Airport (HOU) — Houston, United States

Departed

2026-09-27 21:33 UTC

Arrival

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) — New Orleans, United States

Distance flown

517 km

Straight-line distance

486 km

Approach distance

85 km

Aircraft

Registration

N570WN

Type

Boeing 737-700

Seats

143 total (143 Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

33,000 ft

Max ground speed

507 kt

Tracked

1h 51m · 513 km

Altitude (ft, max 33,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 507)

Altitude (ft, max 33,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 507)

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

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 19:08 UTC	SWA996	HOU → BWI Houston → Baltimore	N9014W	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2098 km
2026-10-01 03:09 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8661A	Boeing 737-800	Completed	431 km
2026-09-30 03:10 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8554X	Boeing 737-800	Completed	437 km
2026-09-27 23:23 UTC	SWA996	MSY → STL New Orleans → St Louis	N570WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1061 km
2026-09-27 21:33 UTC	SWA996	HOU → MSY Houston → New Orleans	N570WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	517 km
2026-09-27 02:30 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8314L	Boeing 737-800	Completed	438 km
2026-09-26 21:19 UTC	SWA996	IND → LAS Indianapolis → Las Vegas	N8314L	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2588 km
2026-09-24 04:02 UTC	SWA996	LAX → LAX Los Angeles → Los Angeles	N8891Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	~3 km est. (2 km recorded)
2026-09-24 03:05 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8891Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	428 km
2026-09-20 23:20 UTC	SWA996	MSY → STL New Orleans → St Louis	N228WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1017 km
2026-09-20 21:28 UTC	SWA996	HOU → MSY Houston → New Orleans	N228WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	501 km
2026-09-20 01:37 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8944Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	454 km
2026-09-19 21:11 UTC	SWA996	IND → LAS Indianapolis → Las Vegas	N9022W	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2865 km
2026-09-17 03:07 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8815L	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	438 km
2026-09-16 03:49 UTC	SWA996	LAX → LAX Los Angeles → Los Angeles	N8319F	Boeing 737-800	Completed	~2 km est. (0 km recorded)
2026-09-16 02:32 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8319F	Boeing 737-800	Completed	426 km
2026-09-13 23:27 UTC	SWA996	MSY → STL New Orleans → St Louis	N263WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1302 km
2026-09-13 21:45 UTC	SWA996	HOU → MSY Houston → New Orleans	N263WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed (landing presumed)	576 km
2026-09-13 02:18 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8688J	Boeing 737-800	Completed	446 km
2026-09-12 21:13 UTC	SWA996	IND → LAS Indianapolis → Las Vegas	N8688J	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2743 km
2026-09-10 02:34 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8547V	Boeing 737-800	Completed	441 km
2026-09-06 20:20 UTC	SWA996	HOU → MSY Houston → New Orleans	N8564Z	Boeing 737-800	Completed	576 km
2026-09-06 02:35 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8614M	Boeing 737-800	Completed	442 km
2026-09-05 21:27 UTC	SWA996	IND → LAS Indianapolis → Las Vegas	N8614M	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2681 km
2026-09-03 02:40 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8970Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	452 km
2026-09-02 02:41 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8607M	Boeing 737-800	Completed	449 km
2026-08-30 23:17 UTC	SWA996	MSY → STL New Orleans → St Louis	N443WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1113 km
2026-08-30 21:31 UTC	SWA996	HOU → MSY Houston → New Orleans	N443WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	509 km
2026-08-30 02:18 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8623F	Boeing 737-800	Completed	442 km
2026-08-29 21:08 UTC	SWA996	IND → LAS Indianapolis → Las Vegas	N8623F	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2702 km
2026-08-27 02:25 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N892Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	431 km
2026-08-26 02:26 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8849Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	426 km
2026-08-23 21:27 UTC	SWA996	HOU → MSY Houston → New Orleans	N499WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	554 km
2026-08-22 21:34 UTC	SWA996	IND → LAX Indianapolis → Los Angeles	N8549Z	Boeing 737-800	Completed	4666 km
2026-08-20 02:35 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8837Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	494 km
2026-08-19 04:36 UTC	SWA996	LAX → LAX Los Angeles → Los Angeles	N8768Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	~3 km est. (2 km recorded)
2026-08-19 03:50 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8768Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	610 km
2026-08-16 23:23 UTC	SWA996	MSY → STL New Orleans → St Louis	N7821L	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1529 km
2026-08-16 21:29 UTC	SWA996	HOU → MSY Houston → New Orleans	N7821L	Boeing 737-700	Completed	~941 km est. (741 km recorded)
2026-08-15 21:35 UTC	SWA996	IND → LAX Indianapolis → Los Angeles	N8630B	Boeing 737-800	Completed	~7471 km est. (4612 km recorded)
2026-08-13 04:19 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8932Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	~3075 km est. (429 km recorded)
2026-08-12 05:04 UTC	SWA996	LAX → LAX Los Angeles → Los Angeles	N8866H	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	~2 km est. (1 km recorded)
2026-08-12 03:06 UTC	SWA996	LAS → LAX Las Vegas → Los Angeles	N8866H	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	639 km