The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Houston is 1 hour, 9 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX 2 minutes early.
17 minutes taxiing out
42 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives IAH Houston, TX 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
75%
United
75%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Houston is 1 hour, 9 minutes. The time spent in the air is 42 minutes.

The flight distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Houston is 224 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Houston to Dallas Fort Worth
1 hour, 14 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 8m
United
1h 10m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

116

Distance

224 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
58
United
57

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Dallas Fort Worth from Houston by plane?

The distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Houston by plane is 224 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Houston?

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Houston is 1 hour, 9 minutes. The time spent in the air is 42 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 1 hour, 8 minutes, and United the slowest taking 1 hour, 10 minutes.

What airlines fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Houston?

United and American are the airlines with direct flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Houston.

Does Southwest fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Houston?

Southwest does not fly from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) to Houston (IAH). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Dallas Fort Worth 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 42 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Houston 2 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Dallas Fort Worth to Houston, American is 75% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 75% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 75% 23% 2%
United 75% 23% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Dallas Fort Worth and Houston, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
American 17 42 8 68
United 18 42 8 70

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
8am 1.38
7pm 0.87
4pm 1.24
12pm 1.8
11am 0.23
10am 1.15
6pm 0.81
2pm 1.7
7am 1.47
5pm 1.07
8pm 0.21
5am 0.93
9pm 0.85
10pm 0.78
9am 0.72
6am 0.43
1pm 0.08
3pm 0.55

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Houston that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 418
February 420
March 461
April 471
May 471
June 575
July 574
August 600
September 530
October 566
November 491
December 490

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Houston that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 17.27
Tuesday 16.31
Wednesday 16.63
Thursday 17.35
Friday 17.21
Saturday 15.33
Sunday 16.58

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
American 1
United 1

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
8am 18 42 7 68
7pm 17 41 9 67
4pm 16 42 8 69
12pm 18 44 7 70
11am 13 42 8 64
10am 18 42 7 69
6pm 16 41 8 67
2pm 17 43 7 68
7am 19 44 9 73
5pm 19 43 10 76
8pm 16 40 10 67
5am 17 40 7 65
9pm 17 41 9 68
10pm 14 40 9 63
9am 16 43 8 68
6am 19 41 6 67
1pm 16 42 10 68
3pm 18 42 9 70
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.