HOU → HRLHouston to Harlingen

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Harlingen (HRL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 8 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 446 km, an estimated 1 hour 4 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Harlingen. Updated 28 October 2026 at 19:53 UTC.

Today, HOU → HRL

Wed 28 Oct · local times
WN489416 min late

The HOU board at 14:53 shows departure at 15:11 instead of 14:55, gate 21.

Still to leave today
WN409 20:50WN
Track WN4894 →
  1. 11:20 WN354 Left 11:16 ·
  2. 14:55 WN4894 Est. 15:11 +16Gate 21 ·
  3. 20:50 WN409 On scheduleGate 21 ·

Checked HOU board 14:53

HOU Houston smooth · +0
HRL Harlingen tracking
446 km · ~1h 04m est.
dep bank 10:55–22:357x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live HOU and HRL delay boards

Median arrival delay is +8 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+8 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 04mestimated 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 WN3023 10:55 Su · WN339 11:10 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN354 11:20 Tu We · WN4894 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28WN354departed−4
10-27WN354departed+5
10-27WN409departed+8
10-27WN4894departed+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 +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SE 10 kt Full HOU delay board →
HRLHarlingen tracking Full HRL delay board →

How the Houston to Harlingen route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HOU to HRL 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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How we measure this →

HOU to HRL questions

Is HOU–HRL running on time right now?

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 HOU–HRL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:55 and evening departures around 19:50 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HRL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HOU to HRL?

Great-circle distance is 446 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 61–68 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–HRL 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.