Flights Houston → Midland
HOU → MAF
How long is the flight from Houston to Midland?
The flight from Houston (HOU) to Midland (MAF) takes about 1h 18m. 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 Midland operates with a Boeing 737-500 and has an on-time performance rate of 79%, with an average delay of 7.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 332 flights serving the destination airport which handles around 1,344,764 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.
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The Houston (HOU) → Midland (MAF) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 793 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Midland 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 Midland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (HOU) to Midland (MAF) heads north-west for about 709 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 18m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of HOU-MAF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Midland it is 3.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 793 tracked HOU-MAF flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 12 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-MAF
The flight from Houston (HOU) to Midland (MAF) takes about 1h 18m. 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) -> Midland (MAF) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 793 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Midland is 0.38% across 793 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.
