Flights Los Angeles → Houston
LAX → HOU
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Houston?
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Houston (HOU) takes about 3h 13m. 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 Los Angeles to Houston operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 71%, with an average delay time of 13.4 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 261 total flights, connecting passengers from the historic Los Angeles airport, which opened in 1926, to one of the busiest airports in Houston.
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 Los Angeles (LAX) → Houston (HOU) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 717 flights monitored in recent months, 66% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.1/100 (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 Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Houston (HOU) heads east for about 2,233 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 13m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 32% of LAX-HOU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 717 tracked LAX-HOU flights, 66% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 0.0% 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 LAX-HOU
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Houston (HOU) takes about 3h 13m. 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 Los Angeles (LAX) -> Houston (HOU) route, on-time performance is 66% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 717 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Houston is 0.00% across 717 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.
