RDU → IAHRaleigh/Durham to Houston

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Direct flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Houston (IAH): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,675 km, an estimated 2 hours 39 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Raleigh/Durham and Houston. Updated 10 September 2026 at 07:43 UTC.

RDU Raleigh/Durham busy · +22
IAH Houston smooth · +0
1,675 km · ~2h 39m est.
dep bank 06:30–17:0514x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
85 / 100

route health from live RDU and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 39mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Frontier 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
Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91741 12:30 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA1383 06:30 daily · UA6290 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA6296 12:51 Tu We · UA2407 17:05 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-09UA1383arrived−6
09-09UA2407dep +10 → arr−23
09-09UA6296arrived−10

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
RDURaleigh/Durham +22 min busy 🌤 few clouds · SSW 9 kt Full RDU delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at RDU: 37% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +7 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Raleigh/Durham to Houston route actually runs

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

Is RDU–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RDU is the weaker end, route health score 85/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on RDU–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:30 and evening departures around 17:05 from RDU. 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 RDU to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 1,675 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 148–174 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RDU–IAH fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 28 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.