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Flights UA4260 07:35 Tu We Th Fr Sa · UA4593 07:35 Mo Tu Th Fr · UA5676 07:35 Su · UA4290 10:00 daily
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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Baton Rouge (BTR): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 40 minutes late. 1 of the 3 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 407 km, an estimated 1 hour 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Baton Rouge. Updated 12 September 2026 at 01:13 UTC.
IAH
Houston
smooth · +4
BTR
Baton Rouge
tracking
407 km · ~1h 01m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100
route health from live IAH and BTR delay boards
Median arrival delay is +40 min. 1 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+40 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 01mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
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 boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Houston to Baton Rouge route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IAH to BTR 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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IAH to BTR questions
Is IAH–BTR running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at IAH is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on IAH–BTR?
Operators schedule morning departures around 07:35 and evening departures around 20:14 from IAH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BTR delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from IAH to BTR?
Great-circle distance is 407 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 59–65 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does IAH–BTR fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 49 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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