ABQ → HOUAlbuquerque to Houston

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Direct flights from Albuquerque (ABQ) to Houston (HOU): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,221 km, an estimated 2 hours 4 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Albuquerque and Houston. Updated 14 September 2026 at 09:28 UTC.

ABQ Albuquerque smooth · +14
HOU Houston smooth · +2
1,221 km · ~2h 04m est.
dep bank 05:55–18:107x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
91 / 100

route health from live ABQ and HOU delay boards

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 04mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN1800 05:55 Mo Th Fr · WN1067 06:20 Sa Su · WN1436 10:55 Mo Th Fr · WN757 varies Tu We Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-13WN1067dep +9 → arr−7
09-13WN1091dep +16 → arr+0
09-13WN757dep +47 → arr+31

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ABQAlbuquerque +14 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SE 6 kt Full ABQ delay board →
HOUHouston +2 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SE 4 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ABQ: 43% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Albuquerque to Houston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ABQ to HOU flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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ABQ to HOU questions

Is ABQ–HOU running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at ABQ is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ABQ–HOU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:55 from ABQ. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HOU delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ABQ to HOU?

Great-circle distance is 1,221 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 116–135 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ABQ–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.