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Flights UA4821 varies daily · UA4817 12:25 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · UA4839 20:33 daily
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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Amarillo (AMA): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 833 km, an estimated 1 hour 34 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Amarillo. Updated 20 August 2026 at 04:53 UTC.
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AMA
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833 km · ~1h 34m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live IAH and AMA delay boards
Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Search live fares for this route →Median arrival+6 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~1h 34mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Current nonstop fares
IAH → AMA · one way · economy · 1 adult
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The week
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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.
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Airports right now
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How the Houston to Amarillo route actually runs
Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop IAH to AMA 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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IAH to AMA questions
Is IAH–AMA running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on IAH–AMA?
Operators schedule evening departures around 20:33 from IAH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the AMA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from IAH to AMA?
Great-circle distance is 833 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 89–101 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does IAH–AMA fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 19 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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