MIA → HOUMiami to Houston

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Direct flights from Miami (MIA) to Houston (HOU): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 5 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,535 km, an estimated 2 hours 28 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Miami and Houston. Updated 15 November 2026 at 20:53 UTC.

Today, MIA → HOU

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. 05:05 WN3078Southwest Left 05:20 +15 Landed 06:57 +7

Checked MIA board 15:47 · HOU board 14:53

MIA Miami disrupted · +60
HOU Houston busy · +21
1,535 km · ~2h 28m est.
dep bank 05:05–17:155x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 5 tracked MIA → HOU flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 5 arrivals
Flight time~2h 28mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 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 AirlinesWN100% on time

Flights WN3078 05:05 Mo Th Fr Su · WN4012 17:15 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15WN3078dep +15 → arr+7
11-14WN4012departed+474
11-13WN3078dep +9 → arr−8
11-12WN3078dep +2 → arr−10
11-09WN3078dep +7 → arr−16
11-08WN3078dep +8 → arr−13

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
MIAMiami +60 min disrupted 🌤 scattered clouds · E 12 kt Full MIA delay board →
HOUHouston +21 min busy ⛅ overcast · ENE 17 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at HOU: a 35% 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 Miami to Houston route actually runs

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

Is MIA–HOU running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The departure side at MIA is the weaker end, route health score 46/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MIA–HOU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:05 and evening departures around 17:15 from MIA. 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 MIA to HOU?

Great-circle distance is 1,535 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 138–162 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MIA–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.