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Direct flights from New York (EWR) to Houston (HOU): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 95 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 2,269 km, an estimated 3 hours 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New York and Houston. Updated 14 August 2026 at 05:29 UTC.
EWR
New York
busy · +17
HOU
Houston
disrupted · +99
2,269 km · ~3h 25m est.
Disrupted · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
23 / 100
route health from live EWR and HOU delay boards
Median arrival delay is +95 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Search live fares for this route →Median arrival+95 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~3h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
Current nonstop fares
EWR → HOU · one way · economy · 1 adult
TodayChecking…Direct airline fares
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The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at EWR: 82% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +101 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the New York to Houston route actually runs
Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop EWR to HOU flights: 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. Fares link straight to the operating airline with no markups.
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EWR to HOU questions
Is EWR–HOU running on time right now?
High disruption likely. The arrival side at HOU is the weaker end, route health score 23/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from EWR to HOU?
Great-circle distance is 2,269 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 190–224 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does EWR–HOU fly?
Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (thu). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at EWR and arrival-side delay at HOU, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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