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Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) departures today

live · 18m ago

Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) delays today: 86% of the 789 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running 4 min early, across 987 flights tracked so far today. 6 of 987 tracked flights have been cancelled (0.6%). The busiest departure hour on today's board is 12:00 local, with 144 flights scheduled to leave. The most-served destination today is Chicago (ORD), with 32 departures on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 24 October 2026 at 04:22 UTC.

DEPARTURES SMOOTH
4 min early

typical departure delay right now

Departures 4 min early, arrivals 12 min early. 10 of 1,264 flights cancelled (0.8%).

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JUST DEPARTEDUA3889 to MLB Melbourne · on time

Live departures board

est. departure
23:10 VB617to MTY Monterrey on time
Scheduled23:10Estimated23:10
Running to plan on the current board.
23:41NOW
23:59 UA209to BOG Bogota on time
Scheduled23:59Estimated23:59TerminalCGateE10
Running to plan on the current board.
00:0123:30 UA3880to IAB Wichita +31 min
Scheduled23:30Estimated00:01TerminalCGateE3
Board says +31. When this board first posts +30, the median flight departs +37.
— BR51to TPE Taipei cancelled
Scheduled01:00Estimated—TerminalE
Cancelled on the board.
05:00 AA2551to DFW Dallas-Fort Worth on time
Scheduled05:00Estimated05:00TerminalAGateA19
Running to plan on the current board.
05:00 UA1044to ORD Chicago on time
Scheduled05:00Estimated05:00TerminalCGateE12
Running to plan on the current board.
05:10 DL1389to DTW Detroit on time
Scheduled05:10Estimated05:10TerminalAGateA12
Running to plan on the current board.
05:14 AA2144to MIA Miami on time
Scheduled05:14Estimated05:14TerminalAGateA26
Running to plan on the current board.
05:15 UA1874to DEN Denver on time
Scheduled05:15Estimated05:15TerminalCGateE10
Running to plan on the current board.
05:35 DL1069to ATL Atlanta on time
Scheduled05:35Estimated05:35TerminalAGateA15
Running to plan on the current board.
06:00 AA3196to PHL Philadelphia on time
Scheduled06:00Estimated06:00TerminalAGateA27
Running to plan on the current board.
06:00 AA700to DFW Dallas-Fort Worth on time
Scheduled06:00Estimated06:00TerminalAGateA25
Running to plan on the current board.
06:00 DL1050to MSP Minneapolis on time
Scheduled06:00Estimated06:00TerminalAGateA10
Running to plan on the current board.

Board fetched 18m ago · how we report

1departed
last hour
2departing
next hour
2delayed
15+ min
6cancelled
on board

Runway demand · next 3 h

23:4101:1102:36

Scheduled departures per 15 minutes. The tallest banks are where queues form.

Trouble downstream

next 2½ h destinations
BOGBogota1 outboundno data

Delay at the destination often ripples back into departure holds here.

Where Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) departures fly

ORDChicago32 flights
DFWDallas-Fort Worth28 flights
ATLAtlanta23 flights
LAXLos Angeles23 flights
DENDenver20 flights
SFOSan Francisco18 flights
EWRNew York16 flights
MCOOrlando16 flights

Destinations on the current board, busiest first. 178 airports are served in this departures window.

Busiest departure hours at Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH)

00:0012:0023:00

The busiest departure hour on today's board is 12:00 local, with 144 flights scheduled to leave.

When this board says…

posted +15
+18
posted +30
+37
posted +45
+55
posted +60
+76
board's first estimatemedian actual

Every board update is stored, including the revisions. The first delay this board admits understates the median outcome. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

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Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) departures: common questions

How delayed are Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) departures right now?

Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) delays today: 86% of the 789 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running 4 min early, across 987 flights tracked so far today. 6 of 987 tracked flights have been cancelled (0.6%).

How many flights are cancelled at Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) today?

6 of the 987 flights currently on the board are cancelled.

What is the busiest departure hour at Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH)?

The busiest departure hour on today's board is 12:00 local, with 144 flights scheduled to leave.

Where do Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) departures fly?

The busiest destinations on the current board are Chicago (ORD), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Atlanta (ATL), Los Angeles (LAX), Denver (DEN). In total 178 airports are served in this window.