Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Dallas (DAL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 386 km, an estimated 1 hour 0 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Dallas. Updated 18 October 2026 at 11:18 UTC.
Today, HOU → DAL
Sun 18 Oct · local times
WN4Southwest51 min late
The HOU board at 05:54 shows departure at 08:01 instead of 07:10, gate 40.
Landing
09:04DAL board estimate · sched 08:15
Later cancelled
0.5%of 15,627 past Southwest flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HOU to DAL 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. The arrival side at DAL is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on HOU–DAL?
Operators schedule morning departures around 05:35 and evening departures around 17:00 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DAL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from HOU to DAL?
Great-circle distance is 386 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 57–63 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does HOU–DAL fly?
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 79 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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