HOU → PHXHouston to Phoenix

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Phoenix (PHX): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,639 km, an estimated 2 hours 36 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Phoenix. Updated 13 September 2026 at 03:25 UTC.

HOU Houston smooth · +0
PHX Phoenix smooth · +0
1,639 km · ~2h 36m est.
dep bank 06:30–20:507x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live HOU and PHX delay boards

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 36mestimated 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 WN987 06:30 Mo Th Fr · WN1989 07:25 Tu We Su · WN287 08:05 Mo Th Fr · WN3325 08:25 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12WN1994dep −3 → arr−22
09-12WN3325departed−10
09-12WN4095departed+3

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 🌤 few clouds · S 6 kt Full HOU delay board →
PHXPhoenix +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 6 kt Full PHX delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at HOU and PHX: 38% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 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 Phoenix route actually runs

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

Is HOU–PHX 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–PHX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:30 and evening departures around 18:10 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PHX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HOU to PHX?

Great-circle distance is 1,639 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 146–170 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–PHX fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 49 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.