DAL → HOUDallas to Houston

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Direct flights from Dallas (DAL) to Houston (HOU): 83 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 19 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 386 km, an estimated 1 hour 0 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas and Houston. Updated 13 November 2026 at 12:53 UTC.

Today, DAL → HOU

Fri 13 Nov · local times
  1. 06:00 WN1628Southwest Left 06:04 HOU est. 06:55In the air · sched 07:05
  2. 07:00 WN1Southwest On scheduleT1 HOU est. 08:05sched 08:10
  3. 08:00 WN5Southwest On scheduleT1 HOU est. 09:04sched 09:10
  4. 08:00 XE280JSX Air On schedule HOU 08:30scheduled
  5. 08:06 1I294NetJets Aviation On schedule ·
  6. 09:57 LXJ416Flexjet On schedule ·
  7. 10:00 WN15Southwest On scheduleT1 HOU 11:10scheduled
  8. · XE288 On schedule HOU 15:15scheduled

Checked DAL board 06:18 · HOU board 06:53

DAL Dallas smooth · +8
HOU Houston smooth · +0
386 km · ~1h 00m est.
dep bank 06:00–22:3083x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 83x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

of the last 7 tracked DAL → HOU flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +1 min. 0 of 19 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+1 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~1h 00mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures83x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 19

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 AirlinesWN86% on time

Flights WN1628 06:00 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · WN201 06:30 Tu We Sa · WN1 07:00 Mo Th Fr Su · WN3 07:30 Tu We Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-13WN1628departed+4
11-121I572departed+3
11-12SCM36departed+22
11-12WN1dep +7 → arr−11
11-12WN15dep +132 → arr+1
11-12WN1628dep +6 → arr−6
11-12WN19dep +15 → arr−2
11-12WN27departed+31
11-12WN33departed+51
11-12WN39departed+67
11-12WN45departed+33
11-12WN49dep +32 → arr+19
11-12WN5departed+35
11-12WN57dep +29 → arr+10
11-12WN65dep +23 → arr+5
11-12XE280departed+14
11-12XE286departed+89
11-12XE290departed+69
11-12XE292departed+20

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
DALDallas +8 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · ENE 5 kt Full DAL delay board →
HOUHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 7 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DAL: a 48% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +14 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas to Houston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DAL 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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DAL to HOU questions

Is DAL–HOU running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DAL is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DAL–HOU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:00 from DAL. 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 DAL to HOU?

Great-circle distance is 386 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 57–63 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DAL–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 83 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.