HOU → DALHouston to Dallas

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Dallas (DAL): 84 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 79% of the last 19 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 20 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 Houston and Dallas. Updated 13 November 2026 at 12:53 UTC.

Today, HOU → DAL

Fri 13 Nov · local times
  1. 06:00 WN1636Southwest Left 05:55 DAL est. 07:00In the air · sched 07:05
  2. 07:00 WN4Southwest On scheduleBoarding · Gate 26 DAL est. 08:04sched 08:10
  3. 08:00 WN8Southwest On scheduleGate 23 DAL est. 09:04sched 09:10
  4. 09:00 XE281 On schedule ·
  5. 10:00 WN16Southwest On scheduleGate 51 ·
  6. 11:30 WN22Southwest On scheduleGate 49 ·
  7. 12:15 XE293JSX Air On schedule ·
  8. 12:30 WN5022 On scheduleGate 23 ·
  9. 13:30 WN30Southwest On scheduleGate 48 ·
  10. 15:00 WN36Southwest On scheduleGate 47 ·
  11. 15:45 XE289 On schedule ·
  12. 16:00 WN40Southwest Est. 16:05 +5Gate 43 ·
  13. 17:30 WN46Southwest On scheduleGate 21 ·
  14. 19:00 WN52Southwest Sched 19:00Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  15. 19:15 XE287JSX Air Sched 19:15Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  16. 20:30 WN54Southwest Sched 20:30Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  17. 22:30 WN66Southwest Sched 22:30Departure not confirmed by the board ·

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

HOU Houston smooth · +0
DAL Dallas busy · +20
386 km · ~1h 00m est.
dep bank 06:00–22:3084x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 84x weekly · nonstop
79% on time

of the last 19 tracked HOU → DAL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +3 min. 0 of 20 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+3 minacross the last 19 arrivals
Flight time~1h 00mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures84x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 20

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 AirlinesWN92% on time

Flights WN1636 06:00 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · WN2 06:30 Tu We · WN4 07:00 Mo Th Fr Su · WN6 07:30 Tu We Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-13WN1636departed−5
11-121I411arrived+3
11-12LXJ332arrived+31
11-12WN16dep +5 → arr−14
11-12WN1636dep −4 → arr−19
11-12WN22dep −5 → arr−22
11-12WN30arrived+4
11-12WN36arrived−19
11-12WN4arrived−14
11-12WN40arrived+23
11-12WN46arrived−20
11-12WN5030arrived+11
11-12WN52dep −4 → arr−18
11-12WN54dep +17 → arr+2
11-12WN66dep +16 → arr+11
11-12WN8arrived−20
11-12XE285arrived+84
11-12XE287arrived+90
11-12XE291arrived+12
11-12XE293arrived+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 🌤 clear · WNW 3 kt Full HOU delay board →
DALDallas +20 min busy 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full DAL 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 Houston to Dallas route actually runs

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

Is HOU–DAL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at DAL is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HOU–DAL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:00 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DAL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HOU to DAL?

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 HOU–DAL fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 84 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.