IAH → TUSHouston to Tucson

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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Tucson (TUS): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,503 km, an estimated 2 hours 26 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Tucson. Updated 13 September 2026 at 17:33 UTC.

IAH Houston smooth · +0
TUS Tucson smooth · +0
1,503 km · ~2h 26m est.
dep bank 09:40–20:287x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live IAH and TUS delay boards

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−13 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 26mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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United 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
United AirlinesUA

Flights UA6195 09:40 daily · UA5467 20:28 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-13UA6195dep −9 → arr−34
09-12OO430arrived+14
09-12UA5467dep −7 → arr−36
09-12UA6195dep −1 → arr−13

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 🌤 scattered clouds · SSE 6 kt Full IAH delay board →
TUSTucson +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · SE 4 kt Full TUS delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at TUS: 38% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 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 Tucson route actually runs

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

Is IAH–TUS 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–TUS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:40 and evening departures around 20:28 from IAH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the TUS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from IAH to TUS?

Great-circle distance is 1,503 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 136–159 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IAH–TUS fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.