SDF → IAHLouisville to Houston

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Direct flights from Louisville (SDF) to Houston (IAH): 20 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,268 km, an estimated 2 hours 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Louisville and Houston. Updated 13 November 2026 at 12:01 UTC.

Today, SDF → IAH

Fri 13 Nov · local times
  1. 07:00 UA6266United On schedule IAH est. 08:24sched 08:45
  2. 09:10 UA6228United On schedule IAH 10:55scheduled
  3. · M65778 On schedule IAH 17:04scheduled
  4. · UA6310 On schedule IAH 17:19scheduled

Checked SDF board 06:03 · IAH board 06:01

SDF Louisville smooth · +1
IAH Houston smooth · +0
1,268 km · ~2h 08m est.
dep bank 07:00–15:4520x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 20x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live SDF 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 arrivals
Flight time~2h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures20x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
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 UA6266 07:00 daily · UA6228 09:10 daily · UA6310 15:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-12UA6228dep +23 → arr−10
11-12UA6266dep +8 → arr−15
11-12UA6310arrived−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
SDFLouisville +1 min smooth ⛅ overcast · NW 8 kt Full SDF delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 5 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SDF: a 30% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Louisville to Houston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SDF 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 →

SDF to IAH questions

Is SDF–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SDF–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 from SDF. 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 SDF to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 1,268 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 120–139 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SDF–IAH fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 20 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.