HOU → PNSHouston to Pensacola

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Pensacola (PNS): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 17 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 784 km, an estimated 1 hour 30 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Pensacola. Updated 16 September 2026 at 08:26 UTC.

HOU Houston busy · +23
PNS Pensacola tracking
784 km · ~1h 30m est.
dep bank 14:40–18:306x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
70 / 100

route health from live HOU and PNS delay boards

Median arrival delay is +17 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+17 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 WN3652 14:40 Sa · WN4433 18:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-15WN4433departed+151
09-14WN4433departed+17
09-13WN2025departed−9
09-12WN3652departed+0

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 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full HOU delay board →
PNSPensacola tracking Full PNS delay board →

How the Houston to Pensacola route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HOU to PNS 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 Pensacola (PNS) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/HOU-PNS
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HOU to PNS questions

Is HOU–PNS running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at HOU is the weaker end, route health score 70/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HOU–PNS?

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

How long is the flight from HOU to PNS?

Great-circle distance is 784 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–PNS fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 6 flights a week (mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.