HOU → DENHouston to Denver

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Denver (DEN): 64 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 46% of the last 13 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 24 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,422 km, an estimated 2 hours 19 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Denver. Updated 4 November 2026 at 09:08 UTC.

Today, HOU → DEN

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 08:50 WN2079Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate 48 DEN 10:20scheduled
  2. 12:20 WN1315Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate 46 DEN 13:45scheduled
  3. 14:45 WN1822Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate 40 DEN 16:10scheduled
  4. 17:50 WN1585Southwest Airlines Sched 17:50Departure not confirmed by the board DEN 19:20scheduled
  5. 20:30 WN2081Southwest Airlines Sched 20:30Departure not confirmed by the board DEN 22:05scheduled

Checked HOU board 02:53 · DEN board 02:08

HOU Houston smooth · +8
DEN Denver busy · +28
1,422 km · ~2h 19m est.
dep bank 06:05–22:4064x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 64x weekly · nonstop
46% on time

of the last 13 tracked HOU → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +24 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+24 minacross the last 13 arrivals
Flight time~2h 19mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures64x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

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 AirlinesWN46% on time

Flights WN2078 06:05 Mo Su · WN2606 06:15 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN947 07:55 Mo Th Fr · WN1843 08:45 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03WN1315dep +6 → arr+9
11-03WN1585dep −1 → arr+14
11-03WN1822dep +14 → arr+39
11-03WN2079dep −2 → arr+37
11-03WN2081dep −7 → arr−10
11-02WN1585dep +0 → arr+33
11-02WN1680dep −2 → arr−10
11-02WN2078arrived−22
11-02WN2079arrived−3
11-02WN2081arrived+67
11-02WN2082arrived+105
11-02WN3798arrived+24
11-01WN3798arrived+107

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 +8 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 8 kt Full HOU delay board →
DENDenver +28 min busy 🌤 clear · S 10 kt Full DEN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at HOU and DEN: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to Denver route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HOU to DEN 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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How we measure this →

HOU to DEN questions

Is HOU–DEN running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at DEN is the weaker end, route health score 75/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HOU–DEN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:05 and evening departures around 18:15 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DEN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HOU to DEN?

Great-circle distance is 1,422 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 130–152 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–DEN fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 64 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.