The Boeing 737-700 taxied from the parking area to runway 29 at KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, a movement that required 10 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

During the departure roll on runway 29, the aircraft used 5,067 ft of runway, representing 52 % of the available length, and lifted off at 145 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 83 °F, wind from 130° at 2 kt, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt tail-wind component.

Climb commenced 1 mile west of KMSY, with the airplane accelerating from 949 ft asl to 40,000 ft asl, an altitude gain of 39,051 ft achieved in 19 minutes while covering 128 nm.

The first level cruise began 2 miles east of LA35 Summerville Airstrip, lasting 15 minutes and extending over 119 nm.

Descent started 7 miles west of Timpson, Texas, where the aircraft reduced altitude from 39,510 ft asl to 8,996 ft asl, a loss of 30,514 ft in 15 minutes while traversing 100 nm.

A brief cruise segment followed 2 miles south-west of Scurry, Texas, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nm.

The next descent began overhead Combine, Texas, with a drop from 8,977 ft asl to 5,404 ft asl, a decrease of 3,573 ft in 5 minutes and a distance of 22 nm.

Subsequent cruise started 2 miles south of Richardson, Texas, lasting 3 minutes and spanning 12 nm.

A further descent was initiated 1 mile south-west of The Colony, Texas, descending from 4,406 ft asl to 1,888 ft asl, a loss of 2,518 ft in 3 minutes over 8 nm.

The final cruise segment originated 2 miles south of Lewisville, Texas, lasting 4 minutes and covering 7 nm.

The aircraft entered final approach to runway 13L at KDAL Dallas Love Field from the north-west, on a heading of 136.0° at 4 nm and 1,245 ft agl, then descended from 1,315 ft agl to 67 ft agl in 115 seconds, meeting the stabilization gates criteria.

Landing on runway 13L, which is 7,344 ft long, the threshold speed was recorded as 132 kt. Touchdown occurred 1,288 ft down the runway at a speed of 128 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 92 fpm and a lateral deviation of 17 ft from the centreline. Local weather at the time was a temperature of 92 °F, wind from 120° at 2 kt, with no cross-wind and a 2 kt head-wind component. The total landing distance measured 4,091 ft, representing 56 % of the runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.

After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.

In summary, the flight covered a total distance of 416 nm, taking 81, and consumed 6,716 lbs of fuel.