HOU → LAXHouston to Los Angeles

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Los Angeles (LAX): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 65 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,232 km, an estimated 3 hours 22 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Los Angeles. Updated 6 September 2026 at 12:25 UTC.

HOU Houston smooth · +0
LAX Los Angeles smooth · +0
2,232 km · ~3h 22m est.
dep bank 05:30–21:007x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live HOU and LAX delay boards

Median arrival delay is +65 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+65 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~3h 22mestimated 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 WN360 05:30 Mo Th Fr · WN1941 05:35 Su · WN1942 varies Tu We Sa · WN299 09:35 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-05WN1942dep −1 → arr−17
09-05WN3817dep +92 → arr+65

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 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full HOU delay board →
LAXLos Angeles +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 6 kt Full LAX delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at HOU and LAX: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +6 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 Los Angeles route actually runs

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

Is HOU–LAX 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–LAX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:30 and evening departures around 17:30 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LAX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HOU to LAX?

Great-circle distance is 2,232 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 188–221 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–LAX fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 23 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.