Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Denver (DEN): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 77% of the last 13 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 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 Houston and Denver. Updated 17 October 2026 at 01:43 UTC.
Today, HOU → DEN
Fri 16 Oct · local times
WN2039Southwest Airlines57 min late
The HOU board at 20:36 shows departure at 23:37 instead of 22:40, gate 23.
Landing
01:12DEN board estimate · sched 00:15
Later cancelled
0.5%of 15,026 past Southwest Airlines flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast HOU to DEN departure of the day
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HOU to DEN 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.
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at HOU is the weaker end, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on HOU–DEN?
Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DEN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from HOU to DEN?
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 HOU–DEN fly?
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 45 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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