IAH → PHXHouston to Phoenix

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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Phoenix (PHX): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,621 km, an estimated 2 hours 35 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Phoenix. Updated 9 September 2026 at 00:25 UTC.

IAH Houston smooth · +0
PHX Phoenix smooth · +0
1,621 km · ~2h 35m est.
dep bank 08:15–19:5721x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live IAH and PHX delay boards

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 35mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesFrontier 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 AirlinesAA

Flights AA3424 08:15 daily · AA2357 varies We Su · AA3966 15:05 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · AA6402 18:07 Th Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91703 11:59 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA1895 09:30 daily · UA1798 14:20 daily · UA1448 17:00 Mo Th Fr Su · UA2078 19:57 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-08AA3424departed−3
09-08AA3966dep −8 → arr−36
09-08UA1798dep +8 → arr−19
09-08UA1895departed−5

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 +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 5 kt Full IAH delay board →
PHXPhoenix +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full PHX delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at PHX: 35% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to Phoenix route actually runs

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

Is IAH–PHX 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–PHX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:15 and evening departures around 17:00 from IAH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PHX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from IAH to PHX?

Great-circle distance is 1,621 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 144–169 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IAH–PHX fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 49 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.