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Flights UA4227 09:50 Tu We Th Fr Sa · UA6309 09:50 daily · UA4049 12:15 daily · UA4236 12:15 Tu We Th Fr Sa
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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to El Paso (ELP): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,072 km, an estimated 1 hour 52 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and El Paso. Updated 12 September 2026 at 19:54 UTC.
IAH
Houston
smooth · +0
ELP
El Paso
tracking
1,072 km · ~1h 52m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live IAH and ELP delay boards
Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+6 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 52mestimated 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 El Paso route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IAH to ELP 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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Pro Flight Search — Houston (IAH) to El Paso (ELP) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/IAH-ELP
IAH to ELP questions
Is IAH–ELP 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–ELP?
Operators schedule morning departures around 09:50 and evening departures around 17:05 from IAH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ELP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from IAH to ELP?
Great-circle distance is 1,072 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 106–122 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does IAH–ELP 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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