HOU → RDUHouston to Raleigh/Durham

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 26 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,688 km, an estimated 2 hours 40 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Raleigh/Durham. Updated 11 September 2026 at 16:26 UTC.

HOU Houston smooth · +5
RDU Raleigh/Durham smooth · +0
1,688 km · ~2h 40m est.
dep bank 14:40–14:454x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
95 / 100

route health from live HOU and RDU delay boards

Median arrival delay is +26 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+26 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 40mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 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 WN2163 varies Mo Th Fr · WN1403 14:45 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-10WN2163dep +19 → arr+12
09-07WN2163dep +20 → arr+33
09-06WN2275dep +7 → arr+4
09-05WN1403departed+26

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 +5 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 5 kt Full HOU delay board →
RDURaleigh/Durham +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · W 6 kt Full RDU delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at HOU and RDU: 40% 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 Raleigh/Durham route actually runs

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

Is HOU–RDU running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HOU is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from HOU to RDU?

Great-circle distance is 1,688 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 149–175 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–RDU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 4 flights a week (mon, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at HOU and arrival-side delay at RDU, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.