Southwest Airlines· Callsign SWA1 ·Daily

WN1 from Dallas to Houston, tracked live

Q: What aircraft operates WN1?

Typically a Boeing 737-700, using roughly 6% of that type's published range.

Q: Does WN1 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 06:00 local from DAL. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

The Dallas Love Field to Houston Hobby shuttle is the original 1971 route that started the low-cost revolution.

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DAL

Dallas

Dallas Love Field

06:00 CDT (UTC-5)

1h 05m

386 km · 240 mi

Non-stop

HOU

Houston

William P. Hobby Airport

07:05 CDT (UTC-5)

Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time

Aircraft

Boeing 737-700

typical equipment

Distance

386 km

208 nautical miles

Heading

157°

tracks south-east

Clock change

0 h

same time zone

Block speed

356 km/h

gate to gate average

Range used

of the type's book range

Length rank

#423

of 439 tracked routes

Follow WN1 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

WN1 at a glance

The trip: 386 km (240 miles) from Dallas to Houston, flying south-east.
How long: 1h 05m gate to gate. That is about 356 km/h on average, taxi time included.
Your watch: no change, both cities share a clock.
Window seat tip: either side works on this heading.
The plane: usually a Boeing 737-700. This route uses about 6% of how far it can fly.
When it goes: out of DAL in early morning, into HOU in early morning.

WN1 route overview: DAL to HOU

WN1 distance and great-circle path

WN1 covers 386 km, or 240 miles. That makes it a short-haul flight, a single-aisle hop where turnaround time matters more than range. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 423 by distance.

The plane leaves Dallas heading south-east. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the DAL-HOU route appears on a tracker map.

Why WN1 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 1.1 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 356 km/h. A Boeing 737-700 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Winds aloft shift the real flight time by up to an hour in either direction. See what really moves flight times.

Can the Boeing 737-700 comfortably fly WN1?

Not at all. At roughly 6% of its range, this is an easy trip for a Boeing 737-700. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 737-700.

What to know about WN1

Time change: none. Both cities keep the same clock, so arrival time reads exactly as you expect.

WN1 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 6 observations of WN1 across 6 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-29. Those records contain 6 distinct transponder addresses.

The median recorded visibility was 51 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)	Route	First tracked	Last tracked	Tracked for
2026-10-29	tracked in flight	12:12 UTC	12:31 UTC	0h 19m
2026-10-28	tracked in flight	12:01 UTC	12:54 UTC	0h 53m
2026-10-27	tracked in flight	11:53 UTC	12:46 UTC	0h 53m
2026-10-26	tracked in flight	11:37 UTC	12:55 UTC	1h 18m
2026-10-23	tracked in flight	12:07 UTC	12:52 UTC	0h 45m
2026-10-22	tracked in flight	12:08 UTC	12:56 UTC	0h 48m

“First/last tracked” are when WN1 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on WN1

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Southwest Airlines and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

DAL Dallas Love Field Dallas, United States · live radar →

HOU William P. Hobby Airport Houston, United States · live radar →

B737 Boeing 737-700 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does WN1 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 737-700, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown	386 km
Aircraft	Boeing 737-700
Fuel burn rate	3.21 kg per km
Fuel burned	1,239 kg
CO2, whole flight	3.9 tonnes
Seats, typical layout	126
Passengers carried	105 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger	37 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 37 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy111 seats, 92 flown

31 kg CO2 per seat

1 tree absorbing for a year

Business15 seats, 12 flown

90 kg CO2 per seat

1 tree absorbing for a year

Taken whole, WN1 emits what 65 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 219 km, or 1,066 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 926 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 386 km unadjusted. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put WN1 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Dallas

Flight	Route	Typical aircraft
WN1380	New York (LGA) → Dallas (DAL)	Boeing 737-700	WN1380 flight tracker →
WN2	Houston (HOU) → Dallas (DAL)	Boeing 737-800	WN2 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to WN1

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Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

Observed transponder data - observed ADS-B positions and the seven-day activity record.
Southwest Airlines official website - current passenger schedule confirmation.

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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WN1 frequently asked questions

How long is the WN1 flight?

Dallas to Houston is 386 km (240 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 1.1 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates WN1?

Typically a Boeing 737-700 (full specifications), using roughly 6% of that type's published range.

Does WN1 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 06:00 local from DAL. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track WN1 live?

Yes. Whenever WN1 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

More Southwest Airlines flights to watch

Flight	Route	Typical aircraft
WN1380	New York (LGA) → Dallas (DAL)	Boeing 737-700	WN1380 flight tracker →
WN1248	Baltimore (BWI) → Chicago (MDW)	Boeing 737-700	WN1248 flight tracker →
WN100	Las Vegas (LAS) → Phoenix (PHX)	Boeing 737 MAX 8	WN100 flight tracker →
WN2	Houston (HOU) → Dallas (DAL)	Boeing 737-800	WN2 flight tracker →