CUN → IAHCancún to Houston

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Direct flights from Cancún (CUN) to Houston (IAH): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 22 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,307 km, an estimated 2 hours 11 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cancún and Houston. Updated 13 September 2026 at 21:09 UTC.

CUN Cancún smooth · +10
IAH Houston smooth · +0
1,307 km · ~2h 11m est.
dep bank 07:51–17:227x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
93 / 100

route health from live CUN and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is −22 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−22 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~2h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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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 UA1059 07:51 daily · UA1051 13:12 daily · UA1056 13:43 daily · UA1123 14:49 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-13UA1051dep +0 → arr−24
09-13UA1056dep +0 → arr−22

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
CUNCancún +10 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SE 9 kt Full CUN delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SSE 6 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at CUN and IAH: 30% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +3 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cancún to Houston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CUN 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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CUN to IAH questions

Is CUN–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CUN is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CUN–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:51 and evening departures around 17:22 from CUN. 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 CUN to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 1,307 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 122–142 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CUN–IAH fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 35 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.