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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Houston (HOU): 48 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 50% of the last 8 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 17 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,422 km, an estimated 2 hours 19 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Houston. Updated 31 October 2026 at 13:57 UTC.

Today, DEN → HOU

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 05:40 WN1051Southwest Airlines Left 05:35 HOU est. 08:52In the air · sched 09:00
  2. 07:50 WN2963Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate C65 HOU est. 11:05sched 11:10
  3. 10:45 WN2834Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate C27 HOU 14:05scheduled
  4. 14:05 WN1056Southwest Airlines Est. 14:15 +10Gate C26 HOU est. 17:35 +10sched 17:25

Checked DEN board 07:57 · HOU board 08:27

DEN Denver smooth · +0
HOU Houston smooth · +0
1,422 km · ~2h 19m est.
dep bank 05:00–22:3548x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 48x weekly · nonstop
50% on time

of the last 8 tracked DEN → HOU flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +17 min. 0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+17 minacross the last 8 arrivals
Flight time~2h 19mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures48x1 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 AirlinesWN50% on time

Flights WN1595 05:00 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · WN4657 05:45 Mo Th Fr · WN3937 06:50 Tu We · WN1355 07:50 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31WN1051departed−5
10-30WN1595dep +1 → arr+7
10-30WN1597dep +21 → arr+21
10-30WN1599dep +6 → arr−1
10-30WN1600dep +23 → arr+26
10-30WN1601dep +22 → arr+17
10-30WN4525dep +24 → arr+21
10-30WN4657dep −2 → arr+3
10-29WN1595departed−8
10-29WN1601arrived−19

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
DENDenver +0 min smooth 🌫 clear · NNW 4 kt Full DEN delay board →
HOUHouston +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · E 3 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Houston route actually runs

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

Is DEN–HOU running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–HOU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 21:55 from DEN. 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 DEN to HOU?

Great-circle distance is 1,422 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 130–152 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 48 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.