MEM → IAHMemphis to Houston

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Direct flights from Memphis (MEM) to Houston (IAH): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 754 km, an estimated 1 hour 28 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Memphis and Houston. Updated 12 October 2026 at 18:22 UTC.

Today, MEM → IAH

Mon 12 Oct · local times
  1. 06:45 UA6207United Left 09:12 +147 Landed 08:37 −5
  2. 11:32 UA5285United Left 11:32 IAH est. 13:38 +8In the air · sched 13:30
  3. · UA2052 Departed Landed 10:40 −10
  4. · UA5798 On schedule IAH 17:25scheduled
  5. · UA6172 On schedule IAH 20:55scheduled

Checked MEM board 10:18 · IAH board 13:22

MEM Memphis smooth · +4
IAH Houston smooth · +0
754 km · ~1h 28m est.
dep bank 06:45–18:597x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
96 / 100

route health from live MEM and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~1h 28mestimated 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

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-12UA2052arrived−10
10-12UA6207dep +147 → arr−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
MEMMemphis +4 min smooth 🌤 clear · 6 kt Full MEM delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 11 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MEM: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Memphis to Houston route actually runs

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

Is MEM–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MEM is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MEM–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:45 and evening departures around 18:59 from MEM. 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 MEM to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 754 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 83–95 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MEM–IAH fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 33 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.