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Flights UA3890 21:00 Tu · UA3885 22:30 Th · UA3898 22:30 Fr
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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Wichita (IAB): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 868 km, an estimated 1 hour 37 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Wichita. Updated 8 September 2026 at 12:48 UTC.
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Houston
smooth · +0
IAB
Wichita
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868 km · ~1h 37m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live IAH and IAB delay boards
Flight time~1h 37mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 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
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How the Houston to Wichita route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IAH to IAB 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.
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IAH to IAB questions
Is IAH–IAB 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–IAB?
Operators schedule evening departures around 21:00 from IAH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IAB delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from IAH to IAB?
Great-circle distance is 868 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 91–104 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does IAH–IAB fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 3 flights a week (tue, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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