ABQ → IAHAlbuquerque to Houston

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Direct flights from Albuquerque (ABQ) to Houston (IAH): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 19 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,196 km, an estimated 2 hours 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Albuquerque and Houston. Updated 28 October 2026 at 03:20 UTC.

Today, ABQ → IAH

Tue 27 Oct · local times
  1. 05:00 UA4628United Left 04:51 ·
  2. 08:00 UA298United Left 07:50 Landed 10:51 −19
  3. 12:01 UA6151United Left 11:53 Landed 14:48 −27
  4. 14:15 UA3986United Left 14:05 Landed 17:02 −23

Checked ABQ board 21:08 · IAH board 22:20

ABQ Albuquerque busy · +17
IAH Houston smooth · +0
1,196 km · ~2h 02m est.
dep bank 05:15–14:167x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
89 / 100

route health from live ABQ and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is −19 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−19 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
United AirlinesUA

Flights UA4628 05:15 daily · UA298 08:00 daily · UA6151 12:15 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA250 12:21 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-27UA298dep −10 → arr−19
10-27UA3986dep −10 → arr−23
10-27UA4628departed−9
10-27UA6151dep −8 → arr−27

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ABQAlbuquerque +17 min busy 🌤 clear · E 7 kt Full ABQ delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ABQ: 37% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Albuquerque to Houston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ABQ to IAH flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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ABQ to IAH questions

Is ABQ–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at ABQ is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ABQ–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:15 from ABQ. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IAH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ABQ to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 1,196 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 114–133 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ABQ–IAH fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 28 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.