Flights Midland → Houston
MAF → HOU
How long is the flight from Midland to Houston?
The flight from Midland (MAF) to Houston (HOU) 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 Midland to Houston operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 88%. Over the course of a year, this route sees 332 flights using Boeing 737-500 aircraft, with each flight experiencing an average delay of just 3.4 minutes. The destination airport in Houston handles over 13.9 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the region.
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 Midland (MAF) → Houston (HOU) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 809 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.49%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.6/100 (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 Midland the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Midland (MAF) to Houston (HOU) heads east for about 709 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 18m.
Departures from Midland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of MAF-HOU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Midland the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 809 tracked MAF-HOU flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 7 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 MAF-HOU
The flight from Midland (MAF) to Houston (HOU) 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 Midland (MAF) -> Houston (HOU) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 809 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Midland-Houston is 0.49% across 809 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.
