RDU → HOURaleigh/Durham to Houston

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Direct flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Houston (HOU): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 13 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,688 km, an estimated 2 hours 40 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Raleigh/Durham and Houston. Updated 12 September 2026 at 14:26 UTC.

RDU Raleigh/Durham smooth · +8
HOU Houston smooth · +0
1,688 km · ~2h 40m est.
dep bank 12:00–17:054x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
94 / 100

route health from live RDU and HOU delay boards

Median arrival delay is +13 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+13 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 40mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 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 WN121 12:00 Sa · WN3282 17:05 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-11WN3282dep +30 → arr+9
09-10WN3282dep +34 → arr+13
09-07WN3282arrived+24

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
RDURaleigh/Durham +8 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full RDU delay board →
HOUHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · S 8 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at RDU and HOU: 36% 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 Raleigh/Durham to Houston route actually runs

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

Is RDU–HOU running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RDU is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on RDU–HOU?

Operators schedule evening departures around 17:05 from RDU. 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 RDU to HOU?

Great-circle distance is 1,688 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 149–175 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RDU–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 4 flights a week (mon, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.