The flight began at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, where the Boeing 737-800 initiated its taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking approximately 9 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile (nm). The aircraft then departed from runway 18L at KDFW, taking off with a distance of 4,405 feet, which accounted for 33% of the runway length, and lifted off at a speed of 164 knots (kt). At the time of takeoff, the local weather conditions consisted of a temperature of 95°F, with winds at 2 kt at 200°, resulting in a crosswind of 1 kt and a headwind of 2 kt.

After departure, the aircraft began its enroute climb from an altitude of 1,623 feet above sea level (asl) and steadily rose to 25,086 ft asl over a distance of 63 nm within 11 minutes. The enroute climb phase of the flight started roughly 1 mile south of KDFW. Following the climb, the aircraft leveled off into a 34-minute cruise, covering a distance of 254 nm at a specified point 1 mile south of Fruitvale, Texas.

As the flight continued, the enroute descent commenced 2 miles south of Ventress, Louisiana, and spanned 21 minutes, during which the aircraft descended by 24,233 ft from 25,068 ft asl to 835 ft asl. The descent phase concluded with a distance of 67 nm. The final approach to runway 11 at KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport was executed from the west, at an altitude of 831 feet above ground level (agl) with a heading of 106.0°, at a distance of 4 nm from touchdown.

Upon landing, the touchdown point occurred at 1,406 ft beyond the designated touchdown zone, primarily due to a touchdown speed of 132 kt that was slightly above target. Additionally, the touchdown speed was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -156 feet per minute (fpm). As for runway alignment, it was observed that the aircraft landed slightly off-center by 11 ft.

Upon landing, the Boeing 737-800 successfully rolled off the runway at KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, which had an effective length of 9,778 ft. The local weather conditions during landing consisted of a temperature of 96°F, with winds at 3 kt at 49°, resulting in a crosswind of 2 kt and a headwind of 1 kt. The total landing distance was calculated to be 5,733 ft, which accounted for approximately 59% of the runway length. Furthermore, the runway rollout alignment was found to be very good.

Upon completion of the landing phase, the aircraft began its taxiing process from the runway to the parking area, taking a duration of 3 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total distance flown during the flight was 393 nm, while it spanned a duration of 81 minutes and utilized 8,493 pounds (lbs) of fuel.