Flights Houston → Corpus Christi
HOU → CRP
How long is the flight from Houston to Corpus Christi?
The flight from Houston (HOU) to Corpus Christi (CRP) takes 35 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Houston to Corpus Christi operates with a Boeing 737-500 and Boeing 737-300 aircraft, serving the busy Corpus Christi airport which sees around 675,701 passengers annually. With 244 total flights recorded, this route maintains a punctuality rate of 73%, with an average delay time of 13.6 minutes per flight.
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.
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The Houston (HOU) → Corpus Christi (CRP) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 628 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.48%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Corpus Christi the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Corpus Christi: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (HOU) to Corpus Christi (CRP) heads south-west for about 301 km, a flight time of roughly 35m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 46% of HOU-CRP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Corpus Christi it is 3.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 628 tracked HOU-CRP flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 0.5% 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 HOU-CRP
The flight from Houston (HOU) to Corpus Christi (CRP) takes 35 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Houston (HOU) -> Corpus Christi (CRP) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 628 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Corpus Christi is 0.48% across 628 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.
