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New York → Houston

LGANew YorkLaGuardia Airport
HOUHoustonWilliam P. Hobby Airport
Distance
1,426 mi
Estimated flight time
~3h 20m

Houston is currently 1 hour behind New York.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

A couple of times a day

On average around 3 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

3
flights per day
4
busiest month · May
3
quietest month · Oct
3 hr 19 min
measured flight time
12 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 3Jan2026
  2. 3Feb
  3. 3Mar
  4. 3Apr
  5. 4May
  6. 3Jun
  7. 3Jul
  8. 3Aug
  9. 3Sep
  10. 3Oct2025
  11. 3Nov
  12. 3Dec

Airlines

Who flies it

Southwest Airlinesall year

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in New York. Most departures between 09:00 and 12:00.

  1. 00:00
  2. 01:00
  3. 02:00
  4. 03:00
  5. 04:00
  6. 05:00
  7. 06:00
  8. 07:00
  9. 08:00
  10. 09:00
  11. 10:00
  12. 11:00
  13. 12:00
  14. 13:00
  15. 14:00
  16. 15:00
  17. 16:00
  18. 17:00
  19. 18:00
  20. 19:00
  21. 20:00
  22. 21:00
  23. 22:00
  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 2.9Mon
  2. 3Tue
  3. 3.3Wed
  4. 3.1Thu
  5. 3.3Fri
  6. 2.3Sat
  7. 2.8Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Boeing 737 MAX 8B38M46%
  2. Boeing 737-800B73835%
  3. Boeing 737-700B73717%
  4. Cessna Citation LatitudeC68A1%
  5. Cessna Citation LongitudeC7000%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 2026371
  • Southwest Airlines70×
February 2026362
  • Southwest Airlines62×
March 2026383
  • Southwest Airlines80×
April 20263101
  • Southwest Airlines99×
May 20264100
  • Southwest Airlines100×
June 2026386
  • Southwest Airlines85×
July 2026391
  • Southwest Airlines91×
August 2026394
  • Southwest Airlines93×
September 2026393
  • Southwest Airlines90×
October 20253100
  • Southwest Airlines98×
November 2025394
  • Southwest Airlines94×
December 2025386
  • Southwest Airlines86×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on LGA-HOU - not a booking guarantee.

Southwest Airlines

WN · SWA

Hub: DEN Denver

117 departure airportsView airline →

About this route

  • Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
  • The 9th longest observed direct route from LGA, out of 98.
  • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
  • Direct destinations observed from New York: 98.
  • Direct destinations observed from Houston: 85.

The airports on this route

LaGuardia Airport

New York, United StatesLGA / KLGA

Major airport · 98 direct destinations · 2 runways · longest runway 7,001 ft

67 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

William P. Hobby Airport

Houston, United StatesHOU / KHOU

Regional airport · 85 direct destinations · 3 runways · longest runway 7,602 ft

74 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Alternative airports for this journey

Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

TEB HOUTeterboro AirportTeterboro is about 11 mi from New York.View route →LGA IAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportHouston is about 24 mi from Houston.View route →HVN HOUTweed New Haven AirportNew Haven is about 62 mi from New York.View route →

About the route from New York to Houston

The observed direct connection between LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) covers approximately 1,426 mi. The estimated flight time is around 3h 20m. Southwest Airlines has been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is New York from Houston by air?
The great-circle distance between LaGuardia Airport and William P. Hobby Airport is approximately 1,426 mi.
How long is the flight from New York to Houston?
Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 3h 20m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
Is there a direct connection from New York to Houston?
Yes, a direct connection between LGA and HOU has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: Southwest Airlines.
How often is there a flight from New York to Houston?
On average around 3 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 1,061 observed flights. Mainly Southwest Airlines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between New York and Houston?
Houston is currently 1 hour behind New York.

Where this data comes from

The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

Route data updated on October 11, 2026.