IAH → DENHouston to Denver

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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Denver (DEN): 91 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 47% of the last 17 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes late. 4 of the 18 tracked flights were cancelled. 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 Houston and Denver. Updated 15 November 2026 at 17:15 UTC.

Today, IAH → DEN

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. 06:40 F93229Frontier Airlines Departed Landed 09:30 +70
  2. 07:20 UA2112United Airlines Left 07:25 +5 Landed 09:10 +8
  3. 08:30 UA534United Airlines Left 08:32 Landed 10:05 −7
  4. 09:40 UA281United Airlines Left 09:50 +10 DEN est. 11:16In the air · sched 11:22
  5. 10:25 UA1450United Airlines Sched 10:25Departure not confirmed by the board DEN est. 12:22 +15sched 12:07
  6. 10:37 F93227Frontier Airlines On scheduleGate A17 · TA DEN est. 12:43 +23sched 12:20
  7. 12:45 UA2168United Airlines On scheduleGate B20 · TC DEN est. 14:14sched 14:28
  8. 14:46 UA2613United Airlines On scheduleGate B22 · TC DEN 16:30scheduled
  9. 16:26 UA470United Airlines On scheduleGate B3 · TC DEN 18:10scheduled
  10. 18:15 UA1654United Airlines On scheduleGate C37 · TC DEN 19:59scheduled
  11. 20:31 UA685United Airlines On scheduleGate B3 · TC DEN 22:15scheduled
  12. 21:52 UA1066United Airlines On scheduleGate C44 · TC DEN 23:30scheduled
  13. 22:40 F93205Frontier Airlines On schedule DEN 00:23scheduled

Checked IAH board 10:20 · DEN board 10:15

IAH Houston smooth · +6
DEN Denver smooth · +0
1,387 km · ~2h 17m est.
dep bank 06:40–22:4091x weekly
Runs rough · 2 airlines · 91x weekly · nonstop
47% on time

of the last 17 tracked IAH → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +8 min. 4 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+8 minacross the last 13 arrivals
Flight time~2h 17mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures91x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled22.2%recent route rate · 4 of 18

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 AirlinesF980% on time

Flights F93229 06:40 daily · F93227 10:37 daily · F92995 21:43 Tu · F93205 22:40 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

United AirlinesUA33% on time

Flights UA2112 07:20 daily · UA534 08:30 daily · UA281 09:40 daily · UA1450 10:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15F93229arrived+70
11-15UA2112dep +5 → arr+8
11-15UA281departed+10
11-15UA534dep +2 → arr−7
11-14F93205arrived−36
11-14F93227arrived−20
11-14F93229arrived−33
11-14UA1066cancelledCNX
11-14UA1654arrived+56
11-14UA2112arrived−13
11-14UA2168cancelledCNX
11-14UA2613arrived−6
11-14UA281arrived+18
11-14UA470arrived+76
11-14UA534cancelledCNX
11-14UA685arrived+176
11-13F93205arrived+15
11-13UA1066cancelledCNX

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
IAHHouston +6 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 14 kt Full IAH delay board →
DENDenver +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full DEN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +23 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to Denver route actually runs

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

Is IAH–DEN running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at IAH is the weaker end, route health score 65/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on IAH–DEN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:40 and evening departures around 18:15 from IAH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DEN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from IAH to DEN?

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 IAH–DEN fly?

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