HOU → BHMHouston to Birmingham

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Birmingham (BHM): 8 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 64% of the last 11 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 11 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 917 km, an estimated 1 hour 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Birmingham. Updated 29 October 2026 at 07:54 UTC.

Today, HOU → BHM

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 15:00 WN1948Southwest On scheduleGate 1 ·

Checked HOU board 02:54 · BHM board 22:48

HOU Houston busy · +15
BHM Birmingham smooth · +0
917 km · ~1h 41m est.
dep bank 11:00–20:308x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 8x weekly · nonstop
64% on time

of the last 11 tracked HOU → BHM flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +5 min. 0 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+5 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~1h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures8x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 11

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 AirlinesWN67% on time

Flights WN462 11:00 Su · WN2281 14:15 Tu We · WN1948 15:00 Mo Th Fr · WN4267 17:40 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28WN2281dep −5 → arr−14
10-27WN2281dep +0 → arr−17
10-261I379arrived+16
10-26WN1948dep +15 → arr+16
10-25WN462dep −6 → arr−6
10-25WN694dep +51 → arr+34
10-24WN4267dep +11 → arr+1
10-23WN1948dep +8 → arr+5
10-23WN5110dep −4 → arr−7
10-22LXJ365arrived+11
10-22WN1948dep +54 → arr+45

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
HOUHouston +15 min busy 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full HOU delay board →
BHMBirmingham +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full BHM delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BHM: a 45% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to Birmingham route actually runs

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

Is HOU–BHM running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HOU is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HOU–BHM?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:00 and evening departures around 17:40 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BHM delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HOU to BHM?

Great-circle distance is 917 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 95–109 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–BHM fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 8 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.