HOU → ELPHouston to El Paso

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to El Paso (ELP): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 76 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,087 km, an estimated 1 hour 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and El Paso. Updated 17 October 2026 at 11:50 UTC.

Today, HOU → ELP

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. 08:20 WN4895 On scheduleGate 43 ·
  2. 15:05 WN2042 On scheduleGate 21 ·
  3. 18:05 WN4230 On scheduleGate 50 ·

Checked HOU board 06:50

HOU Houston smooth · +11
ELP El Paso tracking
1,087 km · ~1h 54m est.
dep bank 08:15–22:357x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
84 / 100

route health from live HOU and ELP delay boards

Median arrival delay is +76 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+76 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~1h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

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 AirlinesWN

Flights WN4895 varies daily · WN2393 14:40 Su · WN2042 15:10 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN192 15:25 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16WN2042departed+76
10-16WN4895departed−5

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 +11 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 13 kt Full HOU delay board →
ELPEl Paso tracking Full ELP delay board →

How the Houston to El Paso route actually runs

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

Is HOU–ELP running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HOU is the weaker end, route health score 84/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on HOU–ELP?

Operators schedule evening departures around 18:05 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ELP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HOU to ELP?

Great-circle distance is 1,087 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 107–123 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–ELP fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.