Flights Memphis → Houston
MEM → HOU
How long is the flight from Memphis to Houston?
The flight from Memphis (MEM) to Houston (HOU) 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 Memphis to Houston operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an average on-time performance rate of 76%, with flights typically experiencing an eight-minute delay. The busy destination airport in Houston serves over thirteen million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the country.
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 Memphis (MEM) → Houston (HOU) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 491 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.20%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.4/100 (low), 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 Memphis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Memphis (MEM) to Houston (HOU) heads south-west for about 780 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 24m.
Departures from Memphis on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of MEM-HOU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Memphis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 491 tracked MEM-HOU flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.2% 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 MEM-HOU
The flight from Memphis (MEM) to Houston (HOU) 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 Memphis (MEM) -> Houston (HOU) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 491 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Memphis-Houston is 0.20% across 491 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.
