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. 50% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 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 10:56 UTC.

Today, HOU → DAL

Sun 15 Nov · local times
WN4024 min late

The HOU board at 04:56 shows departure at 16:24 instead of 16:00, gate 21.

Later cancelled
0.7%of 24,485 past WN flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast HOU to DAL departure of the day
Track WN40 →
  1. 06:00 WN1636Southwest On scheduleGate 5 ·
  2. 07:00 WN4 On scheduleGate 26 ·
  3. 08:00 WN8 Est. 08:05 +5Gate 26 ·
  4. 09:55 XE281 On schedule ·
  5. 10:00 WN16 On scheduleGate 42 ·
  6. 11:30 WN22 On scheduleGate 47 ·
  7. 13:30 WN30 On scheduleGate 49 ·
  8. 13:30 XE293JSX Air On schedule ·
  9. 15:00 WN36 On scheduleGate 4 ·
  10. 16:00 WN40 Est. 16:24 +24Gate 21 ·
  11. 17:30 WN46Southwest Est. 17:40Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  12. 19:00 WN52 Sched 19:00Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  13. 19:15 XE287 Sched 19:15Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  14. 20:30 WN54 Sched 20:30Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked HOU board 04:56 · DAL board 22:18

HOU Houston disrupted · +236
DAL Dallas disrupted · +135
386 km · ~1h 00m est.
dep bank 06:00–22:3082x weekly
Runs rough · 2 airlines · 82x weekly · nonstop
50% on time

of the last 12 tracked HOU → DAL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +16 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+16 minacross the last 12 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 AirlinesWN43% 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
11-14WN34arrived+73
11-14WN46dep +141 → arr+122
11-14WN56dep +58 → arr+37
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 +236 min disrupted ⛅ overcast · NE 15 kt Full HOU delay board →
DALDallas +135 min disrupted 🌤 overcast · E 6 kt Full DAL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DAL: a 47% 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.