PHX → HOUPhoenix to Houston

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Direct flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Houston (HOU): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 2 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,639 km, an estimated 2 hours 36 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Phoenix and Houston. Updated 16 September 2026 at 08:26 UTC.

PHX Phoenix busy · +20
HOU Houston smooth · +0
1,639 km · ~2h 36m est.
dep bank 05:00–19:357x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
87 / 100

route health from live PHX and HOU delay boards

Median arrival delay is −2 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−2 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 36mestimated 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 WN4077 varies daily · WN4349 07:55 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · WN4718 varies daily · WN2661 11:00 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-15WN1386arrived−8
09-15WN2267arrived−2
09-15WN799arrived+2

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
PHXPhoenix +20 min busy 🌤 scattered clouds · NNW 4 kt Full PHX delay board →
HOUHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at PHX and HOU: 38% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Phoenix to Houston route actually runs

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

Is PHX–HOU running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PHX is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PHX–HOU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:55 and evening departures around 17:40 from PHX. 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 PHX to HOU?

Great-circle distance is 1,639 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 146–170 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHX–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 43 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.