HOU → MIAHouston to Miami

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Direct flights from Houston (HOU) to Miami (MIA): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 11 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,535 km, an estimated 2 hours 28 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Miami. Updated 18 October 2026 at 13:18 UTC.

Today, HOU → MIA

Sun 18 Oct · local times
  1. 15:10 WN4660Southwest On scheduleGate 27 MIA 18:30scheduled

Checked HOU board 07:55 · MIA board 09:18

HOU Houston smooth · +0
MIA Miami smooth · +0
1,535 km · ~2h 28m est.
dep bank 11:00–20:255x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live HOU and MIA delay boards

Median arrival delay is +11 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+11 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~2h 28mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 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 WN1666 11:00 Sa · WN4660 15:10 Su · WN561 20:25 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17WN1666dep +22 → arr+11
10-16WN561dep +14 → arr+2

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 · NNE 8 kt Full HOU delay board →
MIAMiami +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNE 8 kt Full MIA delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at HOU: 37% 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 →

How the Houston to Miami route actually runs

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

Is HOU–MIA 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–MIA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:00 and evening departures around 20:25 from HOU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MIA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from HOU to MIA?

Great-circle distance is 1,535 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 138–162 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HOU–MIA fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.