PHX → HOUPhoenix to Houston

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Direct flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Houston (HOU): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 50% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes late. 2 of the 8 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,639 km, an estimated 2 hours 36 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Phoenix and Houston. Updated 18 October 2026 at 01:38 UTC.

Today, PHX → HOU

Sat 17 Oct · local times
WN1955Southwest Airlines17 min late

The PHX board at 18:38 shows departure at 19:12 instead of 18:55, gate C8 (T4).

Landing
23:38HOU board estimate · sched 23:25
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast PHX to HOU departure of the day
Track WN1955 →
WN4436Southwest AirlinesIn the air, 84 min late

Left PHX at 16:54, 84 min after its 15:30 slot.

Landing
21:11HOU board estimate · sched 20:00
Track WN4436 →
  1. 15:30 WN4436Southwest Airlines Left 16:54 +84 HOU est. 21:11 +71In the air · sched 20:00
  2. 18:55 WN1955Southwest Airlines Est. 19:12 +17Gate C8 · T4 HOU est. 23:38 +13sched 23:25
  3. · WN1021 Departed Landed 12:06 +1
  4. · WN1454 Departed Landed 16:48 +3
  5. · WN3396Southwest Airlines Departed Landed 09:33 −2
  6. · WN8806 Departed Landed 09:51 −19
  7. · WN8807 On schedule HOU 10:10scheduled
  8. · WN928 Departed Landed 17:12 +17

Checked PHX board 18:38 · HOU board 20:28

PHX Phoenix heavy · +44
HOU Houston smooth · +13
1,639 km · ~2h 36m est.
dep bank 05:00–20:557x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
50% on time

of the last 8 operated PHX → HOU flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +3 min. 2 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+3 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~2h 36mestimated 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 AirlinesWN50% on time

Flights WN3396 varies Mo Th Fr Sa Su · WN2067 05:05 Su · WN2060 05:35 Tu We · WN1021 07:35 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17WN1021arrived+1
10-17WN1454arrived+3
10-17WN3396arrived−2
10-17WN4436dep +84 → arr+71
10-17WN8806arrived−19
10-17WN928arrived+17
10-16WN3420cancelledCNX
10-16WN737cancelledCNX

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
PHXPhoenix +44 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 11 kt Full PHX delay board →
HOUHouston +13 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · NNE 7 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at HOU: 39% 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 Phoenix to Houston route actually runs

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

Is PHX–HOU running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at PHX is the weaker end, route health score 62/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PHX–HOU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:05 and evening departures around 17:10 from PHX. 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 PHX to HOU?

Great-circle distance is 1,639 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 146–170 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHX–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 49 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.