The flight time from Houston to Dallas is 57 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves HOU Houston, TX on time.
10 minutes taxiing out
42 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DAL Dallas, TX 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
86%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Houston to Dallas is 57 minutes. The time spent in the air is 42 minutes.

The flight distance from Houston to Dallas is 239 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Dallas to Houston
1 hour

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
57m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

79

Distance

239 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND0100200300

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
79

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Houston from Dallas by plane?

The distance from Houston to Dallas by plane is 239 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Houston to Dallas?

The flight time from Houston to Dallas is 57 minutes. The time spent in the air is 42 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Houston to Dallas?

Southwest is the only airline with direct flights from Houston to Dallas.

Does Southwest fly from Houston to Dallas?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Houston (HOU) to Dallas (DAL). On average, they have 79 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

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 Houston on time
Taxi Out Time 10 minutes
In the Air 42 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Dallas 7 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 Houston to Dallas, Southwest is 86% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 86% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 86% 12% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Houston and Dallas, 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)
Southwest 10 42 4 57

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
10am 0.24
8pm 0.9
10pm 0.36
6am 0.97
9pm 0.6
7pm 0.93
4pm 0.78
7am 0.81
11am 0.82
1pm 0.27
12pm 0.75
5pm 0.25
2pm 0.82
9am 0.84
8am 0.87
3pm 0.14
6pm 0.79

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Houston to Dallas 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 357
February 324
March 363
April 341
May 350
June 337
July 351
August 356
September 335
October 356
November 332
December 340

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Houston to Dallas 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 11.9
Tuesday 11.92
Wednesday 11.85
Thursday 11.85
Friday 11.92
Saturday 7.5
Sunday 12.71

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
Southwest 2

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)
10am 10 43 4 58
8pm 10 42 4 58
10pm 9 41 5 57
6am 10 42 4 57
9pm 10 42 4 56
7pm 9 43 4 57
4pm 10 43 4 58
7am 10 43 4 57
11am 10 42 4 57
1pm 10 42 4 57
12pm 10 43 4 57
5pm 10 43 4 57
2pm 11 42 4 59
9am 10 43 4 58
8am 10 43 4 57
3pm 11 42 3 57
6pm 10 43 4 57
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.