PSP → IAHPalm Springs to Houston

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Direct flights from Palm Springs (PSP) to Houston (IAH): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 2 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,039 km, an estimated 3 hours 7 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Palm Springs and Houston. Updated 16 October 2026 at 17:22 UTC.

Today, PSP → IAH

Fri 16 Oct · local times
  1. · UA5288United On schedule IAH 17:18scheduled

Checked PSP board 06:48 · IAH board 12:22

PSP Palm Springs smooth · +5
IAH Houston smooth · +0
2,039 km · ~3h 07m est.
departs 12:006x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
83 / 100

route health from live PSP and IAH delay boards

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

Median arrival−2 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~3h 07mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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 UA5288 12:00 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-15UA5288dep +20 → arr−2
10-14UA5288arrived−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
PSPPalm Springs +5 min smooth 🌤 clear · NW 8 kt Full PSP delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · NNW 21 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at PSP: 40% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Palm Springs to Houston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PSP 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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How we measure this →

PSP to IAH questions

Is PSP–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PSP is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from PSP to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 2,039 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 174–205 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PSP–IAH fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at PSP and arrival-side delay at IAH, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.