Southwest Airlines· Callsign SWA2 ·Daily

WN2 from Houston to Dallas, tracked live

The return leg of the Texas Triangle shuttle remains one of the busiest short-haul airline corridors in America.

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HOU
Houston
William P. Hobby Airport
07:30 CDT (UTC-5)
1h 05m
386 km · 240 mi
Non-stop
DAL
Dallas
Dallas Love Field
08:35 CDT (UTC-5)
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
typical equipment
Distance
386 km
208 nautical miles
Heading
338°
tracks north
Clock change
0 h
same time zone
Block speed
356 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
7%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#423
of 439 tracked routes

Follow WN2 in real time

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

WN2 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 07:30 at HOU. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

WN2 at a glance

  • The trip: 386 km (240 miles) from Houston to Dallas, flying north.
  • 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 737-800. This route uses about 7% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of HOU in early morning, into DAL in early morning.

WN2 route overview: HOU to DAL

WN2 distance and great-circle path

WN2 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 Houston heading north. 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 HOU-DAL route appears on a tracker map.

Why WN2 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 737-800 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 737-800 comfortably fly WN2?

Not at all. At roughly 7% of its range, this is an easy trip for a Boeing 737-800. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 737-800.

What to know about WN2

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

WN2 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 1 observation of WN2 across 1 UTC date in this window, most recently 2026-10-24. Those records contain 1 distinct transponder address.

The median recorded visibility was 90 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-24 tracked in flight 16:52 UTC 18:22 UTC 1h 30m

“First/last tracked” are when WN2 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on WN2

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

HOU William P. Hobby Airport Houston, United States · live radar →
DAL Dallas Love Field Dallas, United States · live radar →
B738 Boeing 737-800 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does WN2 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 737-800, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown386 km
AircraftBoeing 737-800
Fuel burn rate3.59 kg per km
Fuel burned1,384 kg
CO2, whole flight4.4 tonnes
Seats, typical layout162
Passengers carried134 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger33 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 33 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy143 seats, 119 flown
26 kg CO2 per seat
Business19 seats, 16 flown
77 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, WN2 emits what 73 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 192 km, or 933 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 WN2 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Houston

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
WN1Dallas (DAL) → Houston (HOU) Boeing 737-700WN1 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to WN2

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

How airlines plan routes This short-haul sector shows how aircraft size and local demand shape a network.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Boeing; these visual clues help identify it.
Where live flight data comes from Understand what the map can observe and why coverage sometimes disappears.

Data sources and review

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

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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WN2 frequently asked questions

How long is the WN2 flight?

Houston to Dallas 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 WN2?

Typically a Boeing 737-800 (full specifications), using roughly 7% of that type's published range.

Does WN2 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 07:30 local from HOU. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track WN2 live?

Yes. Whenever WN2 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.

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