DEN → IAHDenver to Houston

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Houston (IAH): 91 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 3 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 19 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,387 km, an estimated 2 hours 17 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Houston. Updated 3 November 2026 at 21:23 UTC.

Today, DEN → IAH

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 05:00 UA320United Airlines Left 04:58 Landed 08:27 −6
  2. 06:10 F93206Frontier Airlines Left 05:58 IAH 09:52In the air · scheduled landing
  3. 07:40 UA1720United Airlines Left 07:36 Landed 11:17 +3
  4. 10:01 UA1241United Airlines Left 09:58 Landed 14:11 +37
  5. 11:35 UA1599United Airlines Left 11:30 IAH est. 15:19 +11In the air · sched 15:08
  6. 13:30 UA1829United Airlines Left 13:30 IAH est. 16:47In the air · sched 17:00
  7. 15:35 UA489United Airlines On scheduleGate B42 IAH est. 18:46sched 19:08
  8. 16:44 UA588United Airlines On scheduleGate B41 IAH est. 19:55sched 20:15
  9. 17:17 F93228Frontier Airlines On scheduleGate A73 IAH 20:48scheduled
  10. 17:25 UA1587United Airlines On scheduleGate B28 IAH 20:58scheduled
  11. 19:25 UA475United Airlines On scheduleGate B25 IAH 22:54scheduled
  12. 20:30 UA2419United Airlines On scheduleGate A25 IAH 23:59scheduled
  13. 21:12 F92996Frontier Airlines On scheduleGate A71 IAH 00:42scheduled

Checked DEN board 14:08 · IAH board 15:23

DEN Denver smooth · +0
IAH Houston smooth · +5
1,387 km · ~2h 17m est.
dep bank 05:00–21:1291x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 91x weekly · nonstop
84 / 100

route health from live DEN and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is +3 min. 0 of 19 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+3 minacross the last 3 arrivals
Flight time~2h 17mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures91x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 19

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Frontier AirlinesUnited 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
Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93206 06:10 daily · F93228 varies daily · F92996 21:12 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03F93206departed−12
11-03UA1241dep −3 → arr+37
11-03UA1599departed−5
11-03UA1720dep −4 → arr+3
11-03UA1829departed+0
11-03UA320dep −2 → arr−6
11-02F92996departed+1
11-02F93206departed−10
11-02F93228departed+77
11-02UA1241departed−3
11-02UA1587departed−2
11-02UA1599departed+7
11-02UA1720departed+12
11-02UA1829departed−3
11-02UA2419departed+3
11-02UA320departed+5
11-02UA475departed+5
11-02UA489departed+1
11-02UA588departed−1

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
DENDenver +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · ENE 4 kt Full DEN delay board →
IAHHouston +5 min smooth 🌫 overcast · NNW 6 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN: a 36% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Houston route actually runs

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

Is DEN–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at IAH is the weaker end, route health score 84/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 17:25 from DEN. 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 DEN to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 1,387 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 128–149 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–IAH fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 91 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.