PHX → IAHPhoenix to Houston

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Direct flights from Phoenix (PHX) to Houston (IAH): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 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 Phoenix and Houston. Updated 9 September 2026 at 15:54 UTC.

PHX Phoenix smooth · +7
IAH Houston smooth · +0
1,621 km · ~2h 35m est.
dep bank 06:09–18:5721x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
94 / 100

route health from live PHX and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 3 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 AA2357 varies We Su · AA3966 09:41 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · AA6356 12:49 Th Su · AA4132 15:30 Mo We Th Fr Sa

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F94184 09:10 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA1318 06:09 daily · UA2003 08:30 Tu We · UA2785 08:30 daily · UA2224 12:15 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-09AA2357dep −5 → arr+1
09-09UA1318arrived−16
09-09UA2003dep +14 → arr−6

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
PHXPhoenix +7 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full PHX delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 0 kt Full IAH 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 Phoenix to Houston route actually runs

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

Is PHX–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PHX is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PHX–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:09 and evening departures around 18:57 from PHX. 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 PHX to IAH?

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 PHX–IAH fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 50 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.