WN474816 min late
The HOU board at 22:23 shows departure at 22:46 instead of 22:30, gate 1.
- Still to leave today
- No other nonstoplast HOU to LAX departure of the day
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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Los Angeles (LAX): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,232 km, an estimated 3 hours 22 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Los Angeles. Updated 20 October 2026 at 03:23 UTC.
Today, HOU → LAX
Mon 19 Oct · local timesWN988SouthwestIn the air, 34 min late
Left HOU at 18:59, 34 min after its 18:25 slot.
- Landing
- 20:20LAX board estimate · sched 20:05
- 05:30 WN3179 Left 05:31 ·
- 11:45 WN175Southwest Left 11:51 +6 Landed 12:59 −16
- 18:25 WN988Southwest Left 18:59 +34 LAX est. 20:20 +15In the air · sched 20:05
- 22:30 WN4748 Est. 22:46 +16Gate 1 ·
Checked HOU board 22:23 · LAX board 17:15
HOU
Houston
smooth · +10
LAX
Los Angeles
smooth · +0
2,232 km · ~3h 22m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
93 / 100
route health from live HOU and LAX delay boards
Median arrival delay is +1 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+1 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~3h 22mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at HOU and LAX: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +7 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Houston to Los Angeles route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HOU to LAX 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 LAX questions
Is HOU–LAX running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at HOU is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on HOU–LAX?
Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 18:25 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LAX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from HOU to LAX?
Great-circle distance is 2,232 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 188–221 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does HOU–LAX fly?
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 24 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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