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Flights UA4027 10:05 Tu Th · UA4906 10:05 daily · UA6177 10:05 Mo We Fr Su · UA5741 12:00 Tu We Th
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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Lafayette (LFT): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 21 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 324 km, an estimated 55 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Lafayette. Updated 10 September 2026 at 23:11 UTC.
IAH
Houston
smooth · +2
LFT
Lafayette
tracking
324 km · ~0h 55m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live IAH and LFT delay boards
Median arrival delay is +21 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+21 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~0h 55mestimated 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 Lafayette route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IAH to LFT 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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Pro Flight Search — Houston (IAH) to Lafayette (LFT) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
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IAH to LFT questions
Is IAH–LFT 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–LFT?
Operators schedule morning departures around 10:05 and evening departures around 18:20 from IAH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LFT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from IAH to LFT?
Great-circle distance is 324 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 53–58 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does IAH–LFT fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 50 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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