Apparatus

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route Route

DCA → HOU

2,817 km avg 2h 5m 1 airline

Departure

DCA KDCA VFR

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Washington, US

Local time
07:18 EDT
Timezone
America/New_York
Type
Large Airport
Elevation
15 ft
Coordinates
38.8521, -77.0377

cloud Weather

Wind
340° / 5 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
SCT 1,400 ft, BKN 14,000 ft, BKN 25,000 ft
Temp / Dew
23°C / 21°C
Altimeter
29.96 inHg

Obs: 2026-08-28T10:52:00.000Z

Raw METAR / TAF 
METAR KDCA 281052Z 34005KT 10SM SCT014 BKN140 BKN250 23/21 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 T02330211

TAF KDCA 280913Z 2809/2912 34007KT P6SM BKN130 FM281700 36007KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 2819/2822 -TSRA BKN060CB FM290600 36007KT P6SM SCT080

flight Live Traffic

flight_takeoff 184 Departures
flight_land 166 Arrivals

Arrival

HOU KHOU VFR

William P. Hobby Airport

Houston, US

Local time
06:18 CDT
Timezone
America/Chicago
Type
Large Airport
Elevation
46 ft
Coordinates
29.6453, -95.2768

cloud Weather

Wind
330° / 4 kt
Visibility
8 SM
Ceiling
SCT 2,500 ft, SCT 5,000 ft, BKN 7,500 ft, BKN 20,000 ft
Temp / Dew
28°C / 26°C
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Wx
TS

Obs: 2026-08-28T10:53:00.000Z

Raw METAR / TAF 
METAR KHOU 281053Z 33004KT 8SM TS SCT025CB SCT050 BKN075 BKN200 28/26 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND S AND NW TSB50 SLP163 FRQ LTGICCC NW TS NW MOV SW T02780256 $

TAF KHOU 280839Z 2809/2906 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH FEW030 SCT100 FM281100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW080 SCT250 FM282200 13006KT P6SM SCT250 FM290300 VRB05KT P6SM FEW030

flight Live Traffic

flight_takeoff 76 Departures
flight_land 65 Arrivals
Flights tracked
139 showing last 50
Avg duration
2h 5m
Distance
2,817 km

Live traffic

DCA → HOU. Live aircraft currently filed on this route.

Airlines 1

Airline Flights shown
Southwest Airlines 24

Recent flights last 50

DateFlightAircraftTakeoffLandingDurationArr Δ
2026-07-26 SWA1221 ABD50F Jul 26, 16:55 UTCJul 26, 20:55 UTC4h 0m -
2026-07-26 SWA1221 ABD50F Jul 26, 14:55 UTCJul 26, 15:55 UTC1h 0m -
2026-07-26 SWA1221 AC3A83 Jul 26, 03:40 UTCJul 26, 05:55 UTC2h 15m -
2026-07-26 SWA1221 AC3A83 Jul 26, 01:50 UTCJul 26, 02:30 UTC40m -
2026-07-24 SWA4937 AA7B10 Jul 24, 21:35 UTCJul 24, 22:50 UTC1h 15m -
2026-07-24 SWA4937 AA7B10 Jul 24, 21:31 UTCJul 24, 22:50 UTC1h 19m +13m
2026-07-24 SWA1221 ABD57E Jul 24, 21:45 UTCJul 24, 22:35 UTC50m -
2026-07-23 SWA4937 A5EE51 Jul 23, 22:25 UTCJul 23, 22:35 UTC10m -
2026-07-23 SWA1221 AC1720 Jul 23, 21:00 UTCJul 23, 21:55 UTC55m -
2026-07-23 SWA1221 AC1720 Jul 23, 20:59 UTCJul 23, 21:54 UTC55m +8m
2026-07-23 SWA4937 A5EE51 Jul 23, 20:55 UTCJul 23, 22:35 UTC1h 40m -
2026-07-23 SWA4937 A5EE51 Jul 23, 20:54 UTCJul 23, 22:08 UTC1h 14m +11m
2026-07-22 SWA4937 AA735A Jul 22, 22:20 UTCJul 22, 23:30 UTC1h 10m -
2026-07-22 SWA1221 ABEBBE Jul 22, 19:55 UTCJul 22, 22:10 UTC2h 15m -
2026-07-22 SWA1221 ABEBBE Jul 22, 17:55 UTCJul 22, 18:45 UTC50m -
2026-07-21 SWA4937 A29391 Jul 21, 23:50 UTCJul 22, 01:10 UTC1h 20m -
2026-07-21 SWA1221 ABDC9B Jul 21, 19:55 UTCJul 21, 22:05 UTC2h 10m -
2026-07-21 SWA1221 ABDC9B Jul 21, 19:50 UTCJul 21, 22:02 UTC2h 12m +2m
2026-07-21 SWA1221 ABDC9B Jul 21, 17:55 UTCJul 21, 18:35 UTC40m -
2026-07-21 SWA1076 AAA2D3 Jul 21, 10:12 UTCJul 21, 12:54 UTC2h 42m +15m
2026-07-20 SWA4937 AC8B2E Jul 20, 22:10 UTCJul 20, 23:25 UTC1h 15m -
2026-07-20 SWA1221 AC5700 Jul 20, 21:10 UTCJul 20, 22:00 UTC50m -
2026-07-20 SWA1432 A28EE7 Jul 20, 11:35 UTCJul 20, 14:10 UTC2h 35m -
2026-07-20 SWA4937 AD21BC Jul 20, 00:50 UTCJul 20, 01:55 UTC1h 5m -
2026-07-20 SWA4937 AD21BC Jul 20, 00:49 UTCJul 20, 01:50 UTC1h 1m +11m
2026-07-19 SWA4366 AA9B65 Jul 19, 23:04 UTCJul 20, 01:41 UTC2h 37m +4m
2026-07-19 SWA4937 AD21BC Jul 19, 21:50 UTCJul 19, 23:15 UTC1h 25m -
2026-07-19 SWA1432 AA7AEB Jul 19, 10:30 UTCJul 19, 13:05 UTC2h 35m -
2026-07-15 SWA1433 A577D4 Jul 15, 17:20 UTCJul 15, 20:01 UTC2h 41m +8m
2026-07-15 SWA1076 A2E9FD Jul 15, 10:15 UTCJul 15, 12:55 UTC2h 40m +7m
2026-07-14 SWA1433 A2597F Jul 14, 21:30 UTCJul 15, 00:09 UTC2h 39m +4m
2026-07-13 SWA2730 A62C1A Jul 13, 23:55 UTCJul 14, 02:47 UTC2h 52m +4m
2026-07-13 SWA1433 A2195D Jul 13, 17:14 UTCJul 13, 20:13 UTC3h 0m +23m
2026-07-11 SWA1433 AD0F29 Jul 11, 17:37 UTCJul 11, 20:24 UTC2h 47m +11m
2026-07-08 SWA1076 A220CB Jul 8, 10:17 UTCJul 8, 13:00 UTC2h 44m +9m
2026-07-07 SWA2730 AAAA4A Jul 7, 03:10 UTCJul 7, 06:04 UTC2h 54m +10m
2026-07-06 SWA4366 ACDA2C Jul 6, 02:17 UTCJul 6, 05:17 UTC3h 0m +29m
2026-07-02 SWA2730 AD1E05 Jul 2, 23:01 UTCJul 3, 01:47 UTC2h 47m on time
2026-06-28 SWA4366 AC712D Jun 28, 23:36 UTCJun 29, 02:22 UTC2h 46m +2m
2026-06-28 SWA1432 A2F77B Jun 28, 10:12 UTCJun 28, 12:51 UTC2h 39m +4m
2026-06-28 SWA3665 AD6595 Jun 28, 01:35 UTCJun 28, 04:14 UTC2h 39m +7m
2026-06-26 SWA2730 AA76A8 Jun 26, 00:30 UTCJun 26, 03:13 UTC2h 44m +2m
2026-06-25 SWA1432 A24757 Jun 25, 10:30 UTCJun 25, 13:14 UTC2h 45m -
2026-06-23 SWA2730 A717B6 Jun 23, 00:45 UTCJun 23, 03:22 UTC2h 37m +8m
2026-06-21 SWA4366 AD2573 Jun 21, 23:29 UTCJun 22, 02:25 UTC2h 56m -9m
2026-06-21 SWA211 AC16DA Jun 21, 17:25 UTCJun 21, 20:03 UTC2h 38m +5m
2026-06-20 SWA3665 AA7B78 Jun 20, 23:03 UTCJun 21, 01:58 UTC2h 55m +22m
2026-06-19 SWA2730 A2195D Jun 19, 23:16 UTCJun 20, 02:08 UTC2h 53m +18m
2026-06-18 SWA2730 AD21BC Jun 18, 23:01 UTCJun 19, 02:06 UTC3h 6m -12m
2026-06-15 SWA4366 AA974F Jun 15, 00:53 UTCJun 15, 03:50 UTC2h 57m -20m

DCA → HOU frequently asked

How long is the flight from DCA to HOU?
Average flight time on the DCA–HOU route is 2h 5m, covering approximately 2,817 km (1,749 mi).
What is the distance from DCA to HOU?
The great-circle distance from DCA to HOU is approximately 2,817 km (1,749 miles).
Which airlines fly from DCA to HOU?
1 airline operates this route in our records: Southwest Airlines.
How many flights per week from DCA to HOU?
We've observed ~2 flights per day on this route across our tracking data (139 total flights recorded).
Can I track DCA–HOU flights live?
Yes. The live tracker map above shows aircraft currently flying this route, filtered by departure and arrival airport.