Houston HobbyWilliam P. Hobby Airport00:41·17°C·#16/327

OPSDISRUPTED WEATHERVFR

+54 min

Houston Hobby (HOU) airport average arrival delay right now

Departures +48 min, arrivals +54 min. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. Weather may also affect throughput; check the forecast below.

Hour by hour

00:00today +54 min building

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Houston Hobby (HOU) delays today: 41% of the 216 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +48 min and arrivals +54 min, across 241 flights tracked so far today. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 17 October 2026 at 04:54 UTC.

Departures96 timed

On time34%33

Delayed66%63

typical now +48 min

Arrivals120 timed

On time45%54

Delayed55%66

typical now +54 min

On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗

Quiet right now. Next departure 05:10 local.

05:10WN2078MCO Orlando · gate 46on time

05:15WN4362BWI Baltimore · gate 1on time

05:30WN2054LAS Las Vegas · gate 23on time

05:30WN2133TPA Tampa · gate 45on time

06:00AA3931DFW Dallas-Fort Worthon time

06:00WN1636DAL Dallas · gate 24on time

06:05WN2108PHX Phoenix · gate 41on time

06:09DL2557ATL Atlantaon time

Posted times are still moving today. Treat the latest board time as provisional and confirm with your airline.

Arrivalsfull board ↗

~~00:15~~ 01:34WN1014BWI from Baltimore+79 min

~~00:20~~ 00:53WN2724MCO from Orlando+33 min

~~00:25~~ 01:26WN570BNA from Nashville+61 min

~~00:45~~ 02:10WN4947OAK from Oakland+85 min

~~00:55~~ 03:51WN2881SFO from San Francisco+176 min

01:25WN3420PHX from Phoenixon time

Running late right now11 of 295 still on the board · 3.7%

+176

WN2881 from San Francisco · arr 03:51

A +176 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.

+85

WN4947 from Oakland · arr 02:10

A +85 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.

+79

WN1014 from Baltimore · arr 01:34

A +79 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.

+61

WN570 from Nashville · arr 01:26

A +61 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.

In the air to HOUlive positions · 3-min feed

4aircraft inbound · next to land WN274 from Omaha, lands ~02:05

WN274Omaha

lands ~02:05

WN274Denver

lands ~02:05

WN1296Ontario

lands ~03:06

WN2881San Francisco

~4h+ out

Positions as of 00:37 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs

LGANew York+85m

SANSan Diego+64m

ELPEl Paso+64m

SATSan Antonio+61m

AUSAustin+54m

Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs

WN+25m

DL+20m

Why16 kt N winds, Scattered. Operations are already late; the delay is not coming from weather.

Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window.

Last 30 days

Today is the 2nd worst day of the last 30. Median day: +13 min departures.

Typical week here

+14

MON

+12

TUE

+10

WED

+19

THU

+18

FRI

+11

SAT

+13

SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+10 min), heaviest on Thursday (+19 min).

Watch this airportfree · no account

One message when HOU crosses your line, one when it clears. Nothing else, ever.

Houston Hobby airport delays today

HOU is running heavy delays today. A typical arrival is currently +54 min. Departures are +48 min. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 08:00 (+5 min expected).

Other Houston airports: IAH · Nearby gateways: IAH AUS SAT DAL DFW MSY · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Houston Hobby

Is Houston Hobby (HOU) delayed right now?

HOU is running heavy delays today. Departures +48 min, arrivals +54 min. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. Weather may also affect throughput; check the forecast below. 41% of the 216 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Houston Hobby (HOU)?

Winds N-350 at 16kt gusting to 23kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 17°C, Dew 3°C, Alt 30.34 inHg, Few clouds at 2500ft, Scattered clouds at 25000ft. 17°C. wind 16 kt gusting 23. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Houston Hobby (HOU)?

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+10 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+19 min).

How often are flights delayed at HOU today?

We tracked 241 flights today: departures +48 min, arrivals +54 min.

What is the TAF forecast for HOU?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds N-360 at 19kt gusting to 31kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 25000ft.

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How we measure this →

Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes

VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.

Wind350° 16 G23 kt

Visibility>10 km

Temp / dew17 / 3 °C

Pressure1027 hPa

KHOU 170453Z 35016G23KT 10SM FEW025 SCT250 17/03 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP279 T01720033

22:00 to 05:00VFRWinds N-360 at 19kt gusting to 31kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 25000ft

05:00 to 13:00VFRWinds N-010 at 13kt gusting to 23kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 25000ft

13:00 to 19:00VFRWinds N-010 at 13kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 25000ft

Dep index

3.4/5Arr index

4.0/5

METAR 23:53 local · 49m ago · delay window 23:54 local · How these are computed → methodology