LAX → IAHLos Angeles to Houston

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Houston (IAH): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,215 km, an estimated 3 hours 20 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and Houston. Updated 12 September 2026 at 12:53 UTC.

LAX Los Angeles heavy · +50
IAH Houston smooth · +0
2,215 km · ~3h 20m est.
dep bank 00:51–23:5928x weekly
Under pressure · 4 airlines · 28x weekly · nonstop
67 / 100

route health from live LAX and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 20mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x4 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesDelta Air LinesFrontier 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 AA4998 14:15 daily

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL1143 09:50 daily · DL1287 18:30 Mo Th Fr Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91756 18:25 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA491 00:51 daily · UA654 05:45 Mo Th Fr Su · UA1416 08:15 daily · UA277 10:10 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12UA491dep +15 → arr−20
09-11UA2377arrived+12
09-11UA2765arrived−7
09-11UA367arrived−17

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
LAXLos Angeles +50 min heavy ⛅ mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full LAX delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SSE 3 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at LAX and IAH: 31% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +2 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Los Angeles to Houston route actually runs

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

Is LAX–IAH running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at LAX is the weaker end, route health score 67/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LAX–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:51 and evening departures around 18:25 from LAX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IAH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from LAX to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 2,215 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 186–220 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAX–IAH fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 83 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.