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Direct flights from Memphis (MEM) to Houston (HOU): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 780 km, an estimated 1 hour 30 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Memphis and Houston. Updated 28 October 2026 at 18:53 UTC.

Today, MEM → HOU

Wed 28 Oct · local times
  1. 05:55 WN3017Southwest Left 05:57 Landed 07:23 −12
  2. 12:20 WN1862Southwest Est. 12:20Departure not confirmed by the board HOU 14:00scheduled
  3. · WN2339 On schedule HOU 19:50scheduled

Checked MEM board 10:18 · HOU board 13:53

MEM Memphis smooth · +5
HOU Houston smooth · +0
780 km · ~1h 30m est.
dep bank 05:45–20:107x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
95 / 100

route health from live MEM and HOU delay boards

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 30mestimated 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 WN3017 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN1776 06:00 Sa · WN558 12:10 Su · WN1862 12:20 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28WN3017dep +2 → arr−12
10-27WN1862arrived+5
10-27WN2339arrived−16

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
MEMMemphis +5 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full MEM delay board →
HOUHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ESE 9 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MEM: 45% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Memphis to Houston route actually runs

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

Is MEM–HOU running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MEM is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MEM–HOU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 20:05 from MEM. 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 MEM to HOU?

Great-circle distance is 780 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 85–97 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MEM–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 19 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.