HOU → BHMHouston to Birmingham

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Birmingham (BHM): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 32 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 917 km, an estimated 1 hour 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Birmingham. Updated 10 September 2026 at 12:25 UTC.

HOU Houston smooth · +0
BHM Birmingham smooth · +0
917 km · ~1h 41m est.
dep bank 12:00–17:457x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live HOU and BHM delay boards

Median arrival delay is +32 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+32 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 41mestimated 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 WN1223 varies Su · WN3061 13:20 Mo Th Fr · WN580 14:35 Tu We · WN4356 17:45 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-09WN580dep +36 → arr+32
09-08WN580dep +7 → arr+24
09-07WN3061dep +67 → arr+70
09-06WN1223arrived−14

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 · ESE 3 kt Full HOU delay board →
BHMBirmingham +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · E 3 kt Full BHM delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at BHM: 44% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 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 Birmingham route actually runs

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

Is HOU–BHM 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–BHM?

Operators schedule evening departures around 17:45 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BHM delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HOU to BHM?

Great-circle distance is 917 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 95–109 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–BHM fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.