IAH → DFWHouston to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 120 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 0% of the last 11 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. 11 of the 11 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 362 km, an estimated 58 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 14 November 2026 at 13:56 UTC.

Today, IAH → DFW

Sat 14 Nov · local times
AA110796 min late

The IAH board at 07:00 shows departure at 16:09 instead of 14:33, gate A26 (TA).

Landing
17:35DFW board estimate · sched 15:58
Later cancelled
2%of 16,762 past AA flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
UA1388 14:40UA · then UA2830 16:05, AA5530 16:14
Track AA1107 →
AA553039 min late

The IAH board at 07:00 shows departure at 16:53 instead of 16:14, gate A30 (TA).

Landing
18:24DFW board estimate · sched 17:45
Later cancelled
0.6%of 25,376 past AA flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
UA1535 18:03UA · then AA3745 19:14
Track AA5530 →
  1. 05:00 AA5132 Cancelled ·
  2. 06:00 AA2551 Cancelled ·
  3. 07:00 AA3152 Cancelled ·
  4. 07:20 UA358 Cancelled ·
  5. 08:57 AA3967 Cancelled ·
  6. 09:46 UA2074 On scheduleGate C30 · TC DFW est. 11:01sched 11:11
  7. 10:35 AA5187 Cancelled ·
  8. 12:05 UA5354 On scheduleGate C37 · TC DFW 13:33scheduled
  9. 12:13 AA1426 Cancelled ·
  10. 14:33 AA1107 Est. 16:09 +96Gate A26 · TA DFW est. 17:35 +97sched 15:58
  11. 14:40 UA1388 On scheduleGate C14 · TC DFW 16:05scheduled
  12. 16:05 UA2830 On scheduleGate C35 · TC DFW 17:32scheduled
  13. 16:14 AA5530 Est. 16:53 +39Gate A30 · TA DFW est. 18:24 +39sched 17:45
  14. 18:03 UA1535 On scheduleGate C35 · TC DFW 19:33scheduled
  15. 19:14 AA3745 On scheduleGate A30 · TA DFW 20:50scheduled
  16. 20:20 UA1949 Sched 20:20Departure not confirmed by the board DFW 21:50scheduled

Checked IAH board 07:00 · DFW board 07:56

IAH Houston disrupted · +256
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
362 km · ~0h 58m est.
dep bank 05:00–22:05120x weekly
Runs rough · 2 airlines · 120x weekly · nonstop
0% on time

of the last 11 tracked IAH → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

11 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~0h 58mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures120x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled100.0%recent route rate · 11 of 11

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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American 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
American AirlinesAA0% on time

Flights AA5132 05:00 daily · AA2551 06:00 daily · AA3152 07:00 daily · AA3967 08:57 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA358 07:20 Tu We Th Fr Sa · UA2074 09:46 daily · UA5354 12:05 daily · UA1388 14:40 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14AA1426cancelledCNX
11-14AA2551cancelledCNX
11-14AA3152cancelledCNX
11-14AA3967cancelledCNX
11-14AA5132cancelledCNX
11-14AA5187cancelledCNX
11-14UA358cancelledCNX
11-13AA1848cancelledCNX
11-13AA3947cancelledCNX
11-13UA1338cancelledCNX
11-13UA1949cancelledCNX

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 +256 min disrupted 🌤 few clouds · E 12 kt Full IAH delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ESE 7 kt Full DFW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DFW: a 28% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +3 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

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

Is IAH–DFW running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The departure side at IAH is the weaker end, route health score 50/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on IAH–DFW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 18:05 from IAH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DFW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from IAH to DFW?

Great-circle distance is 362 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 56–61 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IAH–DFW fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 120 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.