HOU → ABQHouston to Albuquerque

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Albuquerque (ABQ): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 20 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 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 Houston and Albuquerque. Updated 8 September 2026 at 20:25 UTC.

HOU Houston smooth · +0
ABQ Albuquerque smooth · +0
1,221 km · ~2h 04m est.
dep bank 08:00–20:557x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live HOU and ABQ delay boards

Median arrival delay is −20 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−20 minacross the last 4 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 WN1262 08:00 Mo Th Fr · WN1883 08:25 Sa Su · WN748 09:40 Tu We · WN1837 12:35 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-08WN748dep +6 → arr−38
09-07WN1262dep −3 → arr−29
09-07WN1837dep −5 → arr−20
09-07WN1884dep +12 → arr−13

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
HOUHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full HOU delay board →
ABQAlbuquerque +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SW 4 kt Full ABQ delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ABQ: 44% 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 Houston to Albuquerque route actually runs

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

Is HOU–ABQ running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HOU–ABQ?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:00 and evening departures around 20:40 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ABQ delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HOU to ABQ?

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 HOU–ABQ fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 18 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.