The flight time from Orlando to Houston is 2 hours, 33 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MCO Orlando, FL 2 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 8 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives IAH Houston, TX 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
79%
Spirit
76%
Frontier
75%
Southwest
74%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Orlando to Houston is 2 hours, 33 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 8 minutes.

The flight distance from Orlando to Houston is 854 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Houston to Orlando
2 hours, 15 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
2h 32m
Spirit
2h 34m
Southwest
2h 35m
Frontier
2h 40m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

71

Distance

854 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
42
Spirit
16
Frontier
8
Southwest
4

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Orlando from Houston by plane?

The distance from Orlando to Houston by plane is 854 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Orlando to Houston?

The flight time from Orlando to Houston is 2 hours, 33 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 8 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with United being the fastest taking 2 hours, 32 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 40 minutes.

What airlines fly from Orlando to Houston?

Southwest, United, Frontier, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Orlando to Houston.

Does Southwest fly from Orlando to Houston?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Orlando (MCO) to Houston (IAH). On average, they have 4 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 Orlando 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 128 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Houston 6 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 Orlando to Houston, Southwest is 74% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 74% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 79% 18% 3%
Spirit 76% 22% 2%
Frontier 75% 22% 3%
Southwest 74% 25% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Orlando 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)
United 15 128 7 152
Spirit 14 128 9 154
Southwest 15 129 7 155
Frontier 16 129 12 160

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
5pm 1.01
9pm 0.03
8pm 0.25
10am 0.27
7am 1.11
9am 1.27
2pm 0.61
7pm 0.92
6pm 0.27
10pm 0.17
1pm 0.74
5am 0.25
11am 1.12
6am 0.12
8am 0.38
12pm 0.22
11pm 0.24
4pm 0.15
3pm 0.84

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Orlando 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 331
February 303
March 363
April 298
May 306
June 301
July 315
August 301
September 289
October 309
November 326
December 296

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Orlando 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 10.35
Tuesday 9.85
Wednesday 9.92
Thursday 10.46
Friday 10.29
Saturday 10.25
Sunday 10.77

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
United 1
Spirit 0
Frontier 0
Southwest 0

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)
5pm 15 128 10 157
9pm 16 121 12 153
8pm 16 130 7 154
10am 13 126 11 154
7am 16 127 7 151
9am 14 130 7 153
2pm 14 125 6 148
7pm 14 124 8 150
6pm 15 126 10 157
10pm 14 129 10 152
1pm 14 132 7 156
5am 14 128 11 157
11am 14 128 6 151
6am 14 134 9 164
8am 16 129 11 159
12pm 14 135 7 160
11pm 13 122 9 147
4pm 18 136 12 172
3pm 15 130 8 156
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.