Flights Dallas → Houston
DAL → HOU
How long is the flight from Dallas to Houston?
The flight from Dallas (DAL) to Houston (HOU) takes 45 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates between Dallas and Houston, utilizing Boeing 737-500 and Boeing 737-300 aircraft. With a total of 1033 flights recorded, the route experiences an average delay of 12.9 minutes per flight, achieving on-time performance in 75% of its operations. The destination airport serves over thirteen million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Dallas (DAL) → Houston (HOU) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 2446 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.13%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas (DAL) to Houston (HOU) heads south-east for about 386 km, a flight time of roughly 45m.
Departures from Dallas on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of DAL-HOU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,446 tracked DAL-HOU flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 2.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DAL-HOU
The flight from Dallas (DAL) to Houston (HOU) takes 45 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dallas (DAL) -> Houston (HOU) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 2446 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Houston is 2.13% across 2446 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
