Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Houston (HOU): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 40% of the last 10 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 23 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,422 km, an estimated 2 hours 19 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Houston. Updated 24 October 2026 at 14:19 UTC.
Today, DEN → HOU
Sat 24 Oct · local times
WN2612Southwest Airlines18 min late
The DEN board at 08:19 shows departure at 08:08 instead of 07:50, gate C66.
Likely landing
about 11:00middle half 10:53 to 11:10 · sched 11:10
Still to leave today
WN1597 11:00Southwest Airlines · then WN1707 13:30, WN1600 18:35
Landing estimate from 244,422 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 15 to 29 min late. The HOU board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DEN 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.
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on DEN–HOU?
Operators schedule morning departures around 06:50 and evening departures around 21:55 from DEN. 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 DEN to HOU?
Great-circle distance is 1,422 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 130–152 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does DEN–HOU fly?
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 48 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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