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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Indianapolis (IND): 13 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 67% of the last 9 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,387 km, an estimated 2 hours 17 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Indianapolis. Updated 29 October 2026 at 15:26 UTC.

Today, HOU → IND

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 10:55 WN572Southwest Est. 11:08 +13Gate 48 IND est. 14:14sched 14:10
  2. 20:30 WN2708Southwest On scheduleGate 49 IND 23:50scheduled

Checked HOU board 09:54 · IND board 11:26

HOU Houston smooth · +0
IND Indianapolis smooth · +0
1,387 km · ~2h 17m est.
dep bank 10:35–20:3013x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 13x weekly · nonstop
67% on time

of the last 9 tracked HOU → IND flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +2 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+2 minacross the last 9 arrivals
Flight time~2h 17mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures13x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 12

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 WN2670 10:35 Su · WN2049 10:50 Tu We Sa · WN572 10:55 Mo Th Fr · WN4787 18:35 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28WN2049dep −5 → arr−17
10-28WN4787dep +22 → arr+3
10-27WN2049dep −2 → arr+2
10-27WN4787dep +19 → arr−5
10-26WN2708departed+19
10-26WN572dep +24 → arr+16
10-25WN2670dep −2 → arr−11
10-25WN2748dep +37 → arr+21
10-24WN2049dep −1 → arr−12
10-23WN2708departed+2
10-23WN572dep +302 → arr+296
10-22WN2708departed+20

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 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 6 kt Full HOU delay board →
INDIndianapolis +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 7 kt Full IND delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at HOU and IND: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to Indianapolis route actually runs

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

Is HOU–IND 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–IND?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:35 and evening departures around 18:35 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IND delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HOU to IND?

Great-circle distance is 1,387 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 128–149 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–IND fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 13 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.