(WN) Southwest Airlines 978 Flight Details
On time | Scheduled
Departure
TPA
Tampa International Airport, FL, US
Flight Gate Times
28-Oct-2026
Scheduled
07:35
EDT
Estimated
07:35
EDT
Total Departure Delay: -
Flight Runway Times
28-Oct-2026
Scheduled
07:49
EDT
Estimated
07:49
EDT
Runway Delay: -
Terminal
-
Gate
C41
Craft Type
Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger
7M8
Flight Time
Scheduled
1h 40m
Arrival
MSY
Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl Airport, LA, US
Flight Gate Times
28-Oct-2026
Scheduled
08:15
CDT
Estimated
08:05
CDT
Total Arrival Delay: -
Flight Runway Times
28-Oct-2026
Scheduled
08:09
CDT
Estimated
07:59
CDT
Runway Delay: -
Terminal
-
Gate
B6
Baggage Claim
5
Tail Number
N8871Q
Flight Time
Estimated
1h 30m
Event Timeline
Date
Event
Data Updated
28 Oct
10:14
06:14
05:14
Gate Adjustment
Baggage changed to 5
28 Oct
09:18
05:18
04:18
Time Adjustment
Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Oct-28-2026 8:15 AM to Oct-28-2026 8:05 AM
28 Oct
09:00
05:00
04:00
Time Adjustment
Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Oct-28-2026 8:09 AM to Oct-28-2026 7:59 AM
28 Oct
09:00
05:00
04:00
Equipment Adjustment
Tail Number changed to N8871Q
28 Oct
08:43
04:43
03:43
Gate Adjustment
Arrival Gate changed to B6
28 Oct
08:32
04:32
03:32
Time Adjustment
Estimated Gate Departure changed to Oct-28-2026 7:35 AM
Estimated Runway Arrival changed to Oct-28-2026 8:09 AM
Estimated Gate Arrival changed to Oct-28-2026 8:15 AM
28 Oct
08:32
04:32
03:32
Time Adjustment
Scheduled Runway Departure changed from Oct-28-2026 7:46 AM to Oct-28-2026 7:49 AM
Estimated Runway Departure changed to Oct-28-2026 7:49 AM
Scheduled Runway Arrival changed from Oct-28-2026 7:57 AM to Oct-28-2026 8:09 AM
27 Oct
22:12
18:12
17:12
Gate Adjustment
Departure Gate changed from C40 to C41
27 Oct
20:12
16:12
15:12
Gate Adjustment
Departure Gate changed from C32 to C40
27 Oct
11:56
07:56
06:56
Gate Adjustment
Departure Gate changed to C32
27 Oct
11:36
07:36
06:36
Time Adjustment
Scheduled Runway Departure changed to Oct-28-2026 7:46 AM
Scheduled Runway Arrival changed to Oct-28-2026 7:57 AM
Actual Equipment changed to 7M8
25 Oct
18:52
14:52
13:52
Record Created
25 Oct
18:52
14:52
13:52
Time Adjustment
Scheduled Gate Departure changed to Oct-28-2026 7:35 AM
Scheduled Gate Arrival changed to Oct-28-2026 8:15 AM
Scheduled Equipment changed to 7M8