Flights Phoenix → Houston
PHX → HOU
How long is the flight from Phoenix to Houston?
The flight from Phoenix (PHX) to Houston (HOU) takes about 2h 28m. 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 Phoenix to Houston operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 70%. With an average delay of 14.9 minutes, the route sees approximately 548 flights annually, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, which handles around 13,908,466 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 Phoenix (PHX) → Houston (HOU) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 1246 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 0.08%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.7/100 (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 Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Houston (HOU) heads east for about 1,638 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 28m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of PHX-HOU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,246 tracked PHX-HOU flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 0.1% 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 PHX-HOU
The flight from Phoenix (PHX) to Houston (HOU) takes about 2h 28m. 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 Phoenix (PHX) -> Houston (HOU) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 1246 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Houston is 0.08% across 1246 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.
