Houston HobbyWilliam P. Hobby Airport15:06·27°C·#193/327

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Houston Hobby (HOU) airport departure delay right now

Departures on schedule, arrivals 3 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour

15:00today +2 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Houston Hobby (HOU) delays today: 87% of the 178 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule and arrivals 3 min early, across 211 flights tracked so far today. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 28 October 2026 at 19:53 UTC.

Departures88 timed

On time88%77

Delayed12%11

typical now on schedule

Arrivals90 timed

On time86%77

Delayed14%13

typical now 3 min early

On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗

~~14:40~~ 15:14WN4488LGA New York · gate 23+34 min

~~14:55~~ 15:15WN2104OKC Oklahoma City · gate 25+20 min

~~14:55~~ 15:07WN4641MSY New Orleans · gate 51+12 min

~~14:55~~ 15:11WN4894HRL Harlingen · gate 21+16 min

15:00WN1079MCO Orlando · gate 2on time

15:00WN2029CRP Corpus Christi · gate 45on time

15:00WN36DAL Dallas · gate 4on time

~~15:05~~ 15:09WN2790BWI Baltimore · gate 41+4 min

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +27. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗

15:00WN2699MDW from Chicagoon time

15:10WN31DAL from Dallason time

15:15XE290DAL from Dallason time

15:30WN3007SJD from San José del Caboon time

15:30WN306CUN from Cancúnon time

15:45WN109PVR from Puerto Vallartaon time

Running late right now26 of 350 still on the board · 7.4%

+45

WN1871 from Oakland · arr 18:15

Flights this late at HOU still cancel only 0.0% of the time.

+36

WN1677 from Chicago · arr 20:36

Typical claw-back on this sector is ~25 min.

+34

WN4488 → New York · dep 15:14

Board says +34. When this board first posts +30, the median flight departs +42.

+29

WN3879 → Las Vegas · dep 21:14

Board says +29. When this board first posts +30, the median flight departs +42.

In the air to HOUlive positions · 3-min feed

25aircraft inbound · next to land WN3007 from San José del Cabo, lands ~15:07

WN3007San José del Cabo

on final · ~15:07

WN306Cancún

on final · ~15:07

WN109Puerto Vallarta

lands ~15:16

WN1140San Antonio

lands ~15:19

Positions as of 15:01 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs

AUSAustin+39m

Why10 kt SE winds, Scattered. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at HOU in our weather × delay record.

Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Houston Hobby

Forecast

Thu 29 Oct, local date

High27°Clikely 26°C to 28°C

Low20°Clikely 18°C to 21°C

Outlook: about usual

Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late: 8.9%usually 7.9%

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 150 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 28th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +13 min departures.

Typical week here

+13

MON

TUE

WED

+19

THU

+17

FRI

+10

SAT

+12

SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+8 min), heaviest on Thursday (+19 min).

Watch this airportfree · no account

One message when HOU crosses your line, one when it clears. Nothing else, ever.

Houston Hobby airport delays today

HOU is running smoothly. A typical departure is currently on schedule. Arrivals are 3 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 16:00 (+2 min expected).

Other Houston airports: IAH · Nearby gateways: IAH AUS SAT DAL DFW MSY · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Houston Hobby

Is Houston Hobby (HOU) delayed right now?

HOU is running smoothly. Departures on schedule, arrivals 3 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. 87% of the 178 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Houston Hobby (HOU)?

Winds SE-130 at 10kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 27°C, Dew 17°C, Alt 30.11 inHg, Scattered clouds at 3000ft, Scattered clouds at 6000ft, Scattered clouds at 25000ft. 27°C. wind 10 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Houston Hobby (HOU)?

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+8 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+19 min).

How often are flights delayed at HOU today?

We tracked 211 flights today: departures on schedule, arrivals 3 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for HOU?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds ESE-120 at 10kt gusting to 15kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 3500ft, Overcast layer at 5000ft.

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How we measure this →

Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes

VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.

Wind130° 10 kt

Visibility>10 km

Temp / dew27 / 17 °C

Pressure1020 hPa

KHOU 281953Z 13010KT 10SM SCT030 SCT060 SCT250 27/17 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP199 T02720172

13:00 to 21:00VFRWinds ESE-120 at 10kt gusting to 15kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 3500ft, Overcast layer at 5000ft

21:00 to 11:00VFRWinds Variable at 4kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 5000ft, Broken layer at 25000ft

11:00 to 13:00VFRWinds E-100 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 5000ft, Overcast layer at 12000ft

Dep index

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METAR 14:53 local · 13m ago · delay window 14:53 local · How these are computed → methodology