Flights Houston → Memphis
HOU → MEM
How long is the flight from Houston to Memphis?
The flight from Houston (HOU) to Memphis (MEM) takes about 1h 24m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Houston to Memphis is operated using a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 67%. With an average delay of 14.6 minutes, the route sees approximately 207 flights annually, serving a destination airport that handles over 4.35 million passengers per year.
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) → Memphis (MEM) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 515 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.39%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Memphis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Memphis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (HOU) to Memphis (MEM) heads north-east for about 780 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 24m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 42% of HOU-MEM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Memphis it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 515 tracked HOU-MEM flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 0.4% 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-MEM
The flight from Houston (HOU) to Memphis (MEM) takes about 1h 24m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Houston (HOU) -> Memphis (MEM) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 515 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Memphis is 0.39% across 515 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.
