Houston William P. Hobby (HOU)

HOU / KHOU · operated by Houston Airport System

Official · May 2026

1,171,957

William P. Hobby Airport handled 1,171,957 passengers in May 2026, down 4.2% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Domestic / International

May 2026
  • Domestic 94.5% 1,107,805
  • International 5.5% 64,152
Against 2019 -8.0% same month, before the pandemic
International share 5% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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24 of 24
PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 1,171,957 −4.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 1,041,571 −7.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 1,146,026 −3.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 875,073 −3.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 877,126 −4.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 1,131,455 −6.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 1,054,467 −7.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 1,243,541 +2.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 1,087,913 +3.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 1,148,202 +2.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 1,341,778 +1.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 1,308,809 −3.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 1,223,913 −7.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 1,120,139 −9.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 1,186,347 −8.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 909,105 −13.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 921,013 −13.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 1,204,675 −2.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 1,142,729 −6.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 1,210,058 −5.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 1,051,376 −6.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 1,123,746 +0.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 1,328,116 +1.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 1,362,151 +8.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay06:00–07:000.2min · 4,604 recorded · 4,539 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour19.9min06:00 ↔ 22:00
Recorded flights99,657William P. Hobby Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 94.5% · 3,602 recorded · 3,574 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 95.6% · 4,604 recorded · 4,539 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 92.5% · 4,603 recorded · 4,567 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 90.5% · 9,431 recorded · 9,340 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 89.0% · 4,470 recorded · 4,420 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 85.3% · 7,086 recorded · 6,980 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 82.6% · 6,223 recorded · 6,151 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 75.9% · 5,098 recorded · 5,036 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 77.3% · 5,283 recorded · 5,237 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 69.9% · 6,277 recorded · 6,231 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 69.9% · 5,048 recorded · 5,020 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 71.1% · 5,206 recorded · 5,160 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 67.8% · 4,508 recorded · 4,477 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 69.8% · 6,992 recorded · 6,877 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 61.9% · 4,853 recorded · 4,822 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 65.8% · 8,118 recorded · 8,017 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 64.8% · 4,037 recorded · 4,010 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 62.1% · 4,216 recorded · 4,183 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 0.9 min · 3,602 recorded · 3,574 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 0.2 min · 4,604 recorded · 4,539 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 2.0 min · 4,603 recorded · 4,567 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 3.1 min · 9,431 recorded · 9,340 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 5.7 min · 4,470 recorded · 4,420 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 6.5 min · 7,086 recorded · 6,980 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 9.3 min · 6,223 recorded · 6,151 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 14.0 min · 5,098 recorded · 5,036 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 12.1 min · 5,283 recorded · 5,237 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 16.2 min · 6,277 recorded · 6,231 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 16.4 min · 5,048 recorded · 5,020 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 16.4 min · 5,206 recorded · 5,160 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 18.0 min · 4,508 recorded · 4,477 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 16.5 min · 6,992 recorded · 6,877 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 20.0 min · 4,853 recorded · 4,822 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 17.1 min · 8,118 recorded · 8,017 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 17.9 min · 4,037 recorded · 4,010 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 20.1 min · 4,216 recorded · 4,183 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 3,602 · 3,602 recorded · 3,574 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 4,604 · 4,604 recorded · 4,539 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 4,603 · 4,603 recorded · 4,567 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 9,431 · 9,431 recorded · 9,340 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 4,470 · 4,470 recorded · 4,420 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 7,086 · 7,086 recorded · 6,980 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 6,223 · 6,223 recorded · 6,151 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 5,098 · 5,098 recorded · 5,036 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 5,283 · 5,283 recorded · 5,237 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 6,277 · 6,277 recorded · 6,231 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 5,048 · 5,048 recorded · 5,020 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 5,206 · 5,206 recorded · 5,160 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 4,508 · 4,508 recorded · 4,477 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 6,992 · 6,992 recorded · 6,877 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 4,853 · 4,853 recorded · 4,822 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 8,118 · 8,118 recorded · 8,017 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 4,037 · 4,037 recorded · 4,010 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 4,216 · 4,216 recorded · 4,183 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00Fewer than 200 measured departures01
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0094.5%0.9 min3,5743,602
06:0095.6%0.2 min4,5394,604
07:0092.5%2.0 min4,5674,603
08:0090.5%3.1 min9,3409,431
09:0089.0%5.7 min4,4204,470
10:0085.3%6.5 min6,9807,086
11:0082.6%9.3 min6,1516,223
12:0075.9%14.0 min5,0365,098
13:0077.3%12.1 min5,2375,283
14:0069.9%16.2 min6,2316,277
15:0069.9%16.4 min5,0205,048
16:0071.1%16.4 min5,1605,206
17:0067.8%18.0 min4,4774,508
18:0069.8%16.5 min6,8776,992
19:0061.9%20.0 min4,8224,853
20:0065.8%17.1 min8,0178,118
21:0064.8%17.9 min4,0104,037
22:0062.1%20.1 min4,1834,216
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures11

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 76.1% · 14,968 recorded · 14,847 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 81.7% · 13,536 recorded · 13,331 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 79.0% · 13,286 recorded · 13,158 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 76.0% · 14,731 recorded · 14,594 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 76.6% · 14,845 recorded · 14,703 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 77.2% · 12,846 recorded · 12,746 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 73.8% · 15,445 recorded · 15,263 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 12.7 min · 14,968 recorded · 14,847 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 8.7 min · 13,536 recorded · 13,331 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 10.4 min · 13,286 recorded · 13,158 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 12.1 min · 14,731 recorded · 14,594 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 12.0 min · 14,845 recorded · 14,703 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 11.6 min · 12,846 recorded · 12,746 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 13.9 min · 15,445 recorded · 15,263 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 14,968 · 14,968 recorded · 14,847 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 13,536 · 13,536 recorded · 13,331 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 13,286 · 13,286 recorded · 13,158 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 14,731 · 14,731 recorded · 14,594 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 14,845 · 14,845 recorded · 14,703 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 12,846 · 12,846 recorded · 12,746 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 15,445 · 15,445 recorded · 15,263 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday76.1%12.7 min14,84714,968
Tuesday81.7%8.7 min13,33113,536
Wednesday79.0%10.4 min13,15813,286
Thursday76.0%12.1 min14,59414,731
Friday76.6%12.0 min14,70314,845
Saturday77.2%11.6 min12,74612,846
Sunday73.8%13.9 min15,26315,445

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 85.0% · 8,203 recorded · 7,840 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 82.9% · 7,715 recorded · 7,674 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 73.0% · 9,272 recorded · 9,169 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 76.3% · 9,042 recorded · 9,007 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 70.8% · 9,275 recorded · 9,197 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 64.1% · 9,446 recorded · 9,346 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 67.8% · 5,093 recorded · 5,053 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 77.6% · 4,640 recorded · 4,623 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 86.1% · 8,859 recorded · 8,835 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 80.8% · 9,772 recorded · 9,718 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 82.0% · 9,073 recorded · 8,956 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 77.7% · 9,267 recorded · 9,224 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 5.7 min · 8,203 recorded · 7,840 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 7.3 min · 7,715 recorded · 7,674 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 14.2 min · 9,272 recorded · 9,169 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 12.4 min · 9,042 recorded · 9,007 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 15.9 min · 9,275 recorded · 9,197 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 20.9 min · 9,446 recorded · 9,346 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 18.9 min · 5,093 recorded · 5,053 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 12.0 min · 4,640 recorded · 4,623 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 4.6 min · 8,859 recorded · 8,835 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 9.2 min · 9,772 recorded · 9,718 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 8.3 min · 9,073 recorded · 8,956 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 12.5 min · 9,267 recorded · 9,224 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 8,203 · 8,203 recorded · 7,840 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 7,715 · 7,715 recorded · 7,674 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 9,272 · 9,272 recorded · 9,169 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 9,042 · 9,042 recorded · 9,007 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 9,275 · 9,275 recorded · 9,197 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 9,446 · 9,446 recorded · 9,346 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 5,093 · 5,093 recorded · 5,053 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 4,640 · 4,640 recorded · 4,623 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 8,859 · 8,859 recorded · 8,835 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 9,772 · 9,772 recorded · 9,718 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 9,073 · 9,073 recorded · 8,956 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 9,267 · 9,267 recorded · 9,224 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan85.0%5.7 min7,8408,203
Feb82.9%7.3 min7,6747,715
Mar73.0%14.2 min9,1699,272
Apr76.3%12.4 min9,0079,042
May70.8%15.9 min9,1979,275
Jun64.1%20.9 min9,3469,446
Jul67.8%18.9 min5,0535,093
Aug77.6%12.0 min4,6234,640
Sep86.1%4.6 min8,8358,859
Oct80.8%9.2 min9,7189,772
Nov82.0%8.3 min8,9569,073
Dec77.7%12.5 min9,2249,267

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 76.3% 76,064
  • Delayed >15 min 22.7% 22,578
  • Cancelled 1.0% 1,015
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.