HOU → DALHouston to Dallas

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Dallas (DAL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 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 12 September 2026 at 13:29 UTC.

HOU Houston smooth · +0
DAL Dallas heavy · +33
386 km · ~1h 00m est.
dep bank 06:00–20:307x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
78 / 100

route health from live HOU and DAL delay boards

Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+6 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 00mestimated 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 WN1636 06:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · WN2 06:45 Su · WN4 07:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr · WN6 varies Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12WN1636dep −2 → arr−15
09-12WN8dep −5 → arr−26
09-11LBQ640arrived+23
09-11WN54departed+6

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 · S 5 kt Full HOU delay board →
DALDallas +33 min heavy 🌤 few clouds · SSE 5 kt Full DAL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at HOU and DAL: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +6 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 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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Pro Flight Search — Houston (HOU) to Dallas (DAL) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/HOU-DAL
How we measure this →

HOU to DAL questions

Is HOU–DAL running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at DAL is the weaker end, route health score 78/100. 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 82 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.