LAX → HOULos Angeles to Houston

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Houston (HOU): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 15 minutes late. 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 Los Angeles and Houston. Updated 17 October 2026 at 18:55 UTC.

Today, LAX → HOU

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. 00:40 WN2480Southwest Left 01:59 +79 Landed 06:50 +50
  2. 05:00 WN4128Southwest Left 05:33 +33 Landed 10:25 +15
  3. 11:25 WN427Southwest On scheduleT1 HOU est. 16:52 +17sched 16:35

Checked LAX board 10:33 · HOU board 13:55

LAX Los Angeles smooth · +7
HOU Houston smooth · +0
2,232 km · ~3h 22m est.
dep bank 00:40–19:457x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
94 / 100

route health from live LAX and HOU delay boards

Median arrival delay is +15 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+15 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 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 WN2480 00:40 Mo Tu Fr Sa Su · WN4128 05:00 Sa · WN572 05:05 Mo Tu We Th Fr · WN1368 08:05 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17WN2480dep +79 → arr+50
10-17WN4128dep +33 → arr+15
10-16WN2480arrived−6

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
LAXLos Angeles +7 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 7 kt Full LAX delay board →
HOUHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNE 14 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at LAX and HOU: 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 →

How the Los Angeles to Houston route actually runs

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

Is LAX–HOU running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at LAX is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LAX–HOU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:40 and evening departures around 18:35 from LAX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HOU delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from LAX to HOU?

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 LAX–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 27 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.