HOU to LGB flight delays
Houston, TX (HOU) Long Beach, CA (LGB) · 1,374 miles
1,048 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
84.63%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.48%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
50 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
9 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In November it ran 26.7 points more punctual than in May — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from HOU overall run 9 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion HOU has, this route is largely escaping it.
Only Southwest Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Flights from Houston to Long Beach keep to schedule more reliably than most. On a route this punctual the day you fly matters more than the airline you pick.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Southwest Airlines arrived on time most often on HOU to LGB. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in May.
Every airline on HOU to LGB
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 1,048 | 84.63% | 0.48% | 50 min | B |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
LGB to HOU Long Beach back to Houston 83.4% on time BOther routes from Houston
Common questions
Are flights from Houston to Long Beach usually delayed?
84.63% of flights on the HOU to LGB route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Houston to Long Beach?
Only Southwest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 1,048 flights and 84.63% arriving on time.
How often are HOU to LGB flights cancelled?
0.48% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 5 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Houston to Long Beach?
November, when 97.8% of flights arrived on time. The worst was May at 71.1%.
When HOU to LGB flights are late, how late are they?
About 50 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on HOU to LGB during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →