HOU → DCAHouston to Washington

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Washington (DCA): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,959 km, an estimated 3 hours 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Washington. Updated 12 September 2026 at 15:28 UTC.

HOU Houston smooth · +0
DCA Washington smooth · +0
1,959 km · ~3h 01m est.
dep bank 07:05–19:057x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live HOU and DCA delay boards

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 01mestimated 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 WN3066 07:05 Mo Th Fr · WN3188 08:00 Sa · WN1911 14:05 Tu We · WN4229 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12WN3188dep −3 → arr−19
09-11WN126dep +14 → arr−5
09-11WN3066dep −3 → arr−3
09-11WN4229dep +9 → arr−9

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 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 9 kt Full HOU delay board →
DCAWashington +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 8 kt Full DCA delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DCA: 43% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 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 Washington route actually runs

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

Is HOU–DCA 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–DCA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:05 and evening departures around 18:25 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DCA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HOU to DCA?

Great-circle distance is 1,959 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 168–198 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–DCA fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 19 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.