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Flights WN1924 08:05 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · WN3829 08:20 Sa · WN2137 varies Su · WN1923 09:25 Tu We
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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to El Paso (ELP): 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 1,087 km, an estimated 1 hour 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and El Paso. Updated 18 September 2026 at 15:26 UTC.
HOU
Houston
smooth · +0
ELP
El Paso
tracking
1,087 km · ~1h 54m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live HOU and ELP 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~1h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
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How the Houston to El Paso route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HOU to ELP 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 El Paso (ELP) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/HOU-ELP
HOU to ELP questions
Is HOU–ELP 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–ELP?
Operators schedule morning departures around 08:05 and evening departures around 21:00 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ELP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from HOU to ELP?
Great-circle distance is 1,087 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 107–123 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does HOU–ELP fly?
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 18 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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