HOU → FLLHouston to Fort Lauderdale

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL): 19 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 40% of the last 10 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 28 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 11 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,538 km, an estimated 2 hours 28 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Fort Lauderdale. Updated 15 November 2026 at 17:54 UTC.

Today, HOU → FLL

Sun 15 Nov · local times
WN4546Southwest39 min late

The HOU board at 11:54 shows departure at 15:39 instead of 15:00, gate 45.

Later cancelled
0.7%of 24,485 past Southwest flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
WN559 21:07Southwest
Track WN4546 →
WN559Southwest42 min late

The HOU board at 11:54 shows departure at 21:07 instead of 20:25, gate 1.

Later cancelled
1.2%of 15,482 past Southwest flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast HOU to FLL departure of the day
Track WN559 →
  1. 06:05 WN3422Southwest Left 06:04 Landed 09:07 −18
  2. 15:00 WN4546Southwest Est. 15:39 +39Gate 45 ·
  3. 20:25 WN559Southwest Est. 21:07 +42Gate 1 ·

Checked HOU board 11:54 · FLL board 10:48

HOU Houston busy · +23
FLL Fort Lauderdale smooth · +0
1,538 km · ~2h 28m est.
dep bank 05:55–20:2519x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 19x weekly · nonstop
40% on time

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

Median arrival delay is +28 min. 0 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+28 minacross the last 10 arrivals
Flight time~2h 28mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures19x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 11

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 AirlinesWN40% on time

Flights WN3422 05:55 Mo Th Fr Su · WN3825 10:55 Sa · WN4546 varies daily · WN559 20:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15WN3422dep −1 → arr−18
11-14WN3825dep +69 → arr+57
11-14WN4546dep +49 → arr+36
11-14WN559dep +101 → arr+90
11-13WN3422dep −5 → arr−20
11-13WN4546departed+496
11-12WN3422dep −6 → arr−19
11-12WN4546dep +21 → arr+28
11-12WN559dep +34 → arr+31
11-11WN4546dep +8 → arr−14
11-11WN559arrived+19

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 +23 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 14 kt Full HOU delay board →
FLLFort Lauderdale +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ENE 11 kt Full FLL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at HOU: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to Fort Lauderdale route actually runs

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

Is HOU–FLL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HOU is the weaker end, route health score 85/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HOU–FLL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:55 and evening departures around 20:25 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the FLL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HOU to FLL?

Great-circle distance is 1,538 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 139–162 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–FLL 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.