SDF → HOULouisville to Houston

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Direct flights from Louisville (SDF) to Houston (HOU): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 16 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,293 km, an estimated 2 hours 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Louisville and Houston. Updated 12 September 2026 at 14:26 UTC.

SDF Louisville smooth · +7
HOU Houston smooth · +0
1,293 km · ~2h 09m est.
dep bank 12:40–13:454x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
94 / 100

route health from live SDF and HOU delay boards

Median arrival delay is +16 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+16 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 09mestimated 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 WN1960 12:40 Sa · WN2601 13:45 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-11WN2601dep +17 → arr+8
09-10WC813departed+81
09-10WN2601departed+11
09-07WN2601departed+16

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
SDFLouisville +7 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · SW 7 kt Full SDF delay board →
HOUHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 9 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at HOU: 35% 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 Louisville to Houston route actually runs

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

Is SDF–HOU running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SDF 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 SDF–HOU?

Operators schedule 2 departures from SDF. 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 SDF to HOU?

Great-circle distance is 1,293 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 121–141 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SDF–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.