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. 33% of the last 6 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 34 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 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 15 November 2026 at 21:53 UTC.

Today, DAL → HOU

Sun 15 Nov · local times
WN45Southwest24 min late

The DAL board at 15:18 shows departure at 17:54 instead of 17:30.

Likely landing
about 18:40middle half 18:34 to 18:49 · sched 18:40
Later cancelled
0.7%of 24,485 past Southwest flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
WN49 18:30Southwest

Landing estimate from 207,527 tracked flights of under 2 hours that left 15 to 29 min late. The HOU board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

Track WN45 →
1I480NetJets AviationIn the air, 44 min late

Left DAL at 07:56, 44 min after its 07:12 slot.

  1. 06:00 WN1628Southwest Left 06:46 +46 Landed 07:35 +30
  2. 07:00 WN1Southwest Left 07:09 +9 Landed 08:08 −2
  3. 07:12 1I480NetJets Aviation Left 07:56 +44 ·
  4. 08:00 WN5Southwest Left 08:21 +21 Landed 09:13 +3
  5. 08:45 XE750JSX Air Est. 10:35Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  6. 09:45 XE280JSX Air Left 10:24 +39 HOU 09:30In the air · scheduled landing
  7. 10:00 WN15Southwest Left 10:53 +53 Landed 11:44 +34
  8. 10:45 1I496NetJets Aviation Left 10:46 ·
  9. 11:30 JL218Jet Linx Aviation Left 11:40 +10 ·
  10. 11:30 WN19Southwest Left 12:31 +61 Landed 13:21 +41
  11. 13:00 WN27Southwest Left 14:11 +71 Landed 15:05 +50
  12. 14:30 WN33Southwest Est. 14:30Departure not confirmed by the board HOU 15:40scheduled
  13. 15:20 HRC637HRC Est. 15:20Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  14. 15:40 XE286JSX Air On schedule HOU 18:50scheduled
  15. 16:00 WN39Southwest On scheduleT1 HOU est. 17:30 +20sched 17:10
  16. 16:43 LXJ477Flexjet Est. 16:13 ·
  17. 17:30 WN45Southwest Est. 17:54 +24T1 HOU about 18:40sched 18:40
  18. 18:30 WN49Southwest On scheduleT1 HOU est. 21:29 +109sched 19:40
  19. · WN57 On schedule HOU 21:40scheduled
  20. · XE292 On schedule HOU 13:00scheduled

Checked DAL board 15:18 · HOU board 15:53

DAL Dallas heavy · +44
HOU Houston heavy · +35
386 km · ~1h 00m est.
dep bank 06:00–22:3083x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 83x weekly · nonstop
33% on time

of the last 6 tracked DAL → HOU flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +34 min. 0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+34 minacross the last 6 arrivals
Flight time~1h 00mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures83x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 10

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 AirlinesWN33% on time

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

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-151I480departed+44
11-151I496departed+1
11-15JL218departed+10
11-15WN1dep +9 → arr−2
11-15WN15dep +53 → arr+34
11-15WN1628dep +46 → arr+30
11-15WN19dep +61 → arr+41
11-15WN27dep +71 → arr+50
11-15WN5dep +21 → arr+3
11-15XE280departed+39

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 +44 min heavy ⛅ overcast · E 6 kt Full DAL delay board →
HOUHouston +35 min heavy ⛅ overcast · NNE 12 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DAL: a 46% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +22 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?

Significant delay risk. The departure side at DAL is the weaker end, route health score 48/100. 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.