LAX → HOULos Angeles to Houston

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Houston (HOU): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. 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 Los Angeles and Houston. Updated 9 October 2026 at 03:54 UTC.

LAX Los Angeles smooth · +7
HOU Houston busy · +23
2,232 km · ~3h 22m est.
dep bank 00:40–19:457x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
79 / 100

route health from live LAX and HOU delay boards

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 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 WN2480 00:40 Mo Tu Fr Sa Su · WN572 05:05 Mo Tu We Th Fr · WN2307 08:10 Tu We · WN4694 14:35 Mo Tu We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-08WN4694dep +10 → arr−15
10-08WN572arrived−10

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
LAXLos Angeles +7 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · W 7 kt Full LAX delay board →
HOUHouston +23 min busy 🌤 clear · NNE 7 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at LAX and HOU: 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 Los Angeles to Houston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LAX to HOU 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 — Los Angeles (LAX) to Houston (HOU) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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LAX to HOU questions

Is LAX–HOU running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at HOU is the weaker end, route health score 79/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LAX–HOU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:40 and evening departures around 19:45 from LAX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HOU delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from LAX to HOU?

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 LAX–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 22 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.