WN1843

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Departure · Los Angeles (LAX)

Terminal 1 · Gate 17B

Scheduled 08:10 · Estimated 08:17 · +7 min

Board status: Estimated

Airborne since 09:34 (ADS-B)

Board data from lax, updated 516 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (callsign change)

Departure

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) — Los Angeles, United States

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 15:10 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 16:34 UTC

Arrival

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

Distance flown

2800 km

Straight-line distance

2683 km

Approach distance

74 km

Aircraft

Registration

N8966S

Type

Boeing 737 MAX 8

Seats

175 total (175 Economy) (typical for type, not this tail)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

35,025 ft

Max ground speed

519 kt

Tracked

3h 19m · 2,788 km

Altitude (ft, max 35,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 519)

Altitude (ft, max 35,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 519)

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
2026-10-02 16:34 UTC	SWA1843	LAX → MSY Los Angeles → New Orleans	N8966S	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2800 km
2026-10-02 13:10 UTC	SWA1843	SMF → LAX Sacramento → Los Angeles	N8966S	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	678 km
2026-10-01 15:38 UTC	SWA1843	LAX → MSY Los Angeles → New Orleans	N8532S	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2864 km
2026-10-01 13:10 UTC	SWA1843	SMF → LAX Sacramento → Los Angeles	N8532S	Boeing 737-800	Completed	707 km
2026-09-30 23:32 UTC	SWA1843	HNL → ITO Honolulu → Hilo	N8735L	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	~398 km est. (318 km recorded)