Nonstop flights from Houston to Los Angeles

5 airlines fly from 2 Houston airports (IAH and HOU) to Los Angeles (LAX), with up to 16 flights a day.

IAHLAX

Routes

2 airport pairs

When they leave

Houston time

5:30a9:00pFirst departure 5:30 AM, last 9:00 PM

Eight in the morning, 5:30 AM to 10:00 AM, then five in the afternoon, 12:10 PM to 4:30 PM, then six in the evening, 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

5:30 AM→6:50 AMHOU to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
5:35 AM→7:00 AMHOU to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
6:00 AM→7:31 AMIAH to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
7:20 AM→8:40 AMIAH to LAXDelta Air LinesAirbus A319Daily
7:25 AM→9:02 AMIAH to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Daily
9:35 AM→11:05 AMHOU to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed, Sat
9:55 AM→11:30 AMHOU to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
10:00 AM→11:39 AMIAH to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
12:10 PM→1:47 PMIAH to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Daily
2:53 PM→4:30 PMIAH to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
4:02 PM→5:30 PMIAH to LAXFrontier AirlinesAirbus A321neoDaily
4:14 PM→5:35 PMIAH to LAXDelta Air LinesAirbus A319Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
4:30 PM→6:07 PMIAH to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Daily
5:30 PM→7:00 PMHOU to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Thu, Fri
6:46 PM→8:23 PMIAH to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
7:55 PM→9:20 PMHOU to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sat, Sun
8:05 PM→9:42 PMIAH to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
8:19 PM→10:00 PMIAH to LAXAmerican AirlinesEmbraer 175Daily
9:00 PM→10:30 PMHOU to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri

Schedules last checked Sep 19, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Houston to Los Angeles

United Airlines flies most often, 6 to 8 times a day on the Boeing 737 and Boeing 737 MAX 9. Southwest Airlines flies 2 to 4 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 and Boeing 737-700. Delta Air Lines flies 1 to 2 times a day on the Airbus A319. American Airlines flies daily on the Embraer 175. Frontier Airlines flies daily on the Airbus A321neo.

Flights run every day of the week, from 12 on Tuesdays and Saturdays to 16 on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. The first arrival in Los Angeles is at 6:50 AM and the last at 10:30 PM.

IAH to LAX is the busiest airport pair, with 79 flights a week, then HOU to LAX with 21.

Flying back, Los Angeles to Houston has 117 nonstop flights a week.

Return flights

Los Angeles to HoustonView

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.