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Direct flights from Memphis (MEM) to Houston (HOU): 13 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 77% of the last 13 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 780 km, an estimated 1 hour 30 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Memphis and Houston. Updated 13 November 2026 at 16:45 UTC.

Today, MEM → HOU

Fri 13 Nov · local times
  1. 05:30 WN4877Southwest Left 05:39 +9 Landed 07:02 −8

Checked MEM board 10:18 · HOU board 09:53

MEM Memphis smooth · +11
HOU Houston smooth · +0
780 km · ~1h 30m est.
dep bank 05:30–20:0513x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 13x weekly · nonstop
77% on time

of the last 13 tracked MEM → HOU flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 13 arrivals
Flight time~1h 30mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures13x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

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 AirlinesWN77% on time

Flights WN4877 05:30 daily · WN359 18:10 Tu We · WN3058 20:05 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-13WN4877dep +9 → arr−8
11-12WN3058dep +12 → arr−6
11-12WN4877dep +7 → arr−7
11-11WN359dep +131 → arr+104
11-11WN4877dep +12 → arr−14
11-10DL8839departed+52
11-10WN359dep +7 → arr−12
11-10WN4877dep +7 → arr−21
11-09WN3058dep +51 → arr+41
11-09WN4877dep +15 → arr−1
11-08WN3058dep +53 → arr+41
11-08WN4877dep +24 → arr+14
11-07WN3795arrived−13
11-07WN4877arrived−9

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
MEMMemphis +11 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 12 kt Full MEM delay board →
HOUHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MEM and HOU: a 44% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Memphis to Houston route actually runs

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

Is MEM–HOU running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MEM is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MEM–HOU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:30 and evening departures around 18:10 from MEM. 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 MEM to HOU?

Great-circle distance is 780 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 MEM–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 13 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.