MCO → HOUOrlando to Houston

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Direct flights from Orlando (MCO) to Houston (HOU): 54 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 90% of the last 10 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 11 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,364 km, an estimated 2 hours 15 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Orlando and Houston. Updated 29 October 2026 at 11:22 UTC.

Today, MCO → HOU

Thu 29 Oct · local times
WN2721Southwest Airlines15 min late

The MCO board at 07:22 shows departure at 13:00 instead of 12:45, gate 101 (TA).

Landing
14:35HOU board estimate · sched 14:20
Still to leave today
WN2754 16:25Southwest Airlines · then WN2722 18:45
Track WN2721 →
  1. 06:30 WN2999Southwest Airlines Left 06:27 HOU est. 07:51In the air · sched 08:10
  2. 08:50 WN2118Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate 129 · TA HOU 10:25scheduled
  3. 12:45 WN2721Southwest Airlines Est. 13:00 +15Gate 101 · TA HOU est. 14:35 +15sched 14:20
  4. 16:25 WN2754Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate 105 · TA HOU 18:05scheduled
  5. 18:45 WN2722Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate 109 · TA HOU 20:20scheduled
  6. 20:05 WN1503Southwest Airlines Sched 20:05Departure not confirmed by the board HOU 21:40scheduled
  7. 22:40 WN2724Southwest Airlines Sched 22:40Departure not confirmed by the board HOU 00:20scheduled
  8. · WN2816 On schedule HOU 13:10scheduled

Checked MCO board 07:22 · HOU board 05:53

MCO Orlando smooth · +0
HOU Houston smooth · +0
1,364 km · ~2h 15m est.
dep bank 06:20–22:4054x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 54x weekly · nonstop
90% on time

of the last 10 tracked MCO → HOU flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +3 min. 0 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+3 minacross the last 10 arrivals
Flight time~2h 15mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures54x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 11

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 AirlinesWN90% on time

Flights WN4033 06:20 Tu We · WN2999 06:30 Mo Th Fr · WN4956 06:30 Su · WN3601 07:10 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29WN2999departed−3
10-28WN1110dep +0 → arr−6
10-28WN1183dep +11 → arr+7
10-28WN2601arrived+14
10-28WN2721dep +3 → arr+3
10-28WN2722dep −3 → arr−14
10-28WN2724dep −9 → arr−24
10-28WN4033dep −4 → arr−20
10-27WN1110arrived−7
10-27WN1183arrived+9
10-27WN2601arrived+25

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
MCOOrlando +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNE 8 kt Full MCO delay board →
HOUHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 5 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at HOU: a 36% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Orlando to Houston route actually runs

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

Is MCO–HOU 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 MCO–HOU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:20 and evening departures around 19:40 from MCO. 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 MCO to HOU?

Great-circle distance is 1,364 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 126–147 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MCO–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 54 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.