HOU → MEMHouston to Memphis

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Memphis (MEM): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 780 km, an estimated 1 hour 30 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Memphis. Updated 9 October 2026 at 01:54 UTC.

HOU Houston busy · +18
MEM Memphis smooth · +5
780 km · ~1h 30m est.
dep bank 10:25–20:556x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
83 / 100

route health from live HOU and MEM delay boards

Median arrival delay is +2 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+2 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 30mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 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 WN3054 10:25 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN2463 11:05 Tu We · WN1048 14:50 Tu We · WN820 15:00 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-08WN3054dep +7 → arr−10
10-08WN820dep +27 → arr+2
10-07WN1048departed+46
10-07WN2092departed−4

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 +18 min busy 🌤 clear · NNE 6 kt Full HOU delay board →
MEMMemphis +5 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full MEM delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MEM: 45% 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 Memphis route actually runs

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

Is HOU–MEM running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HOU is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HOU–MEM?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:25 and evening departures around 20:55 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MEM delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HOU to MEM?

Great-circle distance is 780 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 85–97 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–MEM fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 16 flights a week (mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.