HOU → DALHouston to Dallas

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Dallas (DAL): 82 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 60% of the last 10 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 14 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 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 15 November 2026 at 03:06 UTC.

Today, HOU → DAL

Sat 14 Nov · local times
WN38Southwest353 min late

The HOU board at 21:06 shows departure at 21:33 instead of 15:40, gate 40.

Landing
22:29DAL board estimate · sched 16:45
Later cancelled
3.2%of 10,018 past Southwest flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast HOU to DAL departure of the day
Track WN38 →
WN46SouthwestIn the air, 141 min late

Left HOU at 20:16, 141 min after its 17:55 slot.

Landing
21:21DAL board estimate · sched 19:10
Track WN46 →
  1. 06:05 WN1636Southwest Left 06:27 +22 Landed 07:22 +7
  2. 08:45 WN10Southwest Left 09:07 +22 Landed 10:01 +6
  3. 09:55 XE281 Sched 09:55Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  4. 10:50 WN18Southwest Left 14:21 +211 Landed 15:24 +204
  5. 12:20 WN24Southwest Left 12:28 +8 Landed 13:23 −7
  6. 14:15 XE293JSX Air Departed Landed 13:16 +14
  7. 14:45 WN34Southwest Left 16:10 +85 Landed 17:13 +73
  8. 15:40 WN38Southwest Est. 21:33 +353Gate 40 DAL est. 22:29 +344sched 16:45
  9. 17:55 WN46Southwest Left 20:16 +141 DAL est. 21:21 +131In the air · sched 19:10
  10. 19:55 WN56Southwest Left 20:53 +58 DAL est. 21:42 +37In the air · sched 21:05
  11. · 1I981NetJets Aviation Departed Landed 10:30 +16
  12. · JL218Jet Linx Aviation Departed Landed 09:56 −33
  13. · XE291JSX Air Departed Landed 09:53 +11

Checked HOU board 21:06 · DAL board 20:10

HOU Houston disrupted · +125
DAL Dallas disrupted · +93
386 km · ~1h 00m est.
dep bank 06:00–22:3082x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 82x weekly · nonstop
60% on time

of the last 10 tracked HOU → DAL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +14 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+14 minacross the last 10 arrivals
Flight time~1h 00mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures82x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 12

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Jet Linx AviationSouthwest 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
Jet Linx AviationJL

Flights JL218 09:45 Fr Sa

Southwest AirlinesWN60% 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

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-141I981arrived+16
11-14JL218arrived−33
11-14WN10dep +22 → arr+6
11-14WN1636dep +22 → arr+7
11-14WN18dep +211 → arr+204
11-14WN24dep +8 → arr−7
11-14WN34dep +85 → arr+73
11-14WN46departed+141
11-14WN56departed+58
11-14XE291arrived+11
11-14XE293arrived+14
11-13LBQ640arrived+47

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 +125 min disrupted 🌤 overcast · E 11 kt Full HOU delay board →
DALDallas +93 min disrupted 🌤 overcast · SE 9 kt Full DAL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DAL: a 50% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +16 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?

High disruption likely. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 0/100. 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?

2 carriers operate this route, around 82 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.