IAH → DENHouston to Denver

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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Denver (DEN): 91 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 71% of the last 21 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 23 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,387 km, an estimated 2 hours 17 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Denver. Updated 4 November 2026 at 00:08 UTC.

Today, IAH → DEN

Tue 3 Nov · local times
DL493In the air, 17 min late

Left IAH at 00:32, 17 min after its 00:15 slot.

Track DL493 →
  1. 00:15 DL493 Left 00:32 +17 ·
  2. 06:40 F93229Frontier Airlines Departed Landed 08:23 +3
  3. 07:20 UA2112United Airlines Left 07:14 Landed 09:00 −2
  4. 08:30 UA534United Airlines Left 08:24 Landed 10:27 +15
  5. 09:40 UA281United Airlines Left 09:32 Landed 11:24 +2
  6. 10:25 UA1450United Airlines Left 10:28 Landed 13:05 +58
  7. 10:37 F93227Frontier Airlines Departed Landed 12:30 +10
  8. 12:45 UA2168United Airlines Left 12:41 Landed 14:36 +8
  9. 14:46 UA2613United Airlines Left 15:13 +27 Landed 16:49 +19
  10. 16:26 UA470United Airlines Left 16:36 +10 DEN est. 17:55In the air · sched 18:10
  11. 18:15 UA1654United Airlines On scheduleGate C44 · TC DEN est. 19:49sched 19:59
  12. 20:31 UA685United Airlines On scheduleGate C6 · TC DEN 22:15scheduled
  13. 21:43 F92995Frontier Airlines On scheduleGate A18 · TA DEN 23:22scheduled
  14. 21:52 UA1066United Airlines On scheduleGate E8 · TC DEN 23:30scheduled

Checked IAH board 17:22 · DEN board 17:08

IAH Houston smooth · +10
DEN Denver smooth · +0
1,387 km · ~2h 17m est.
dep bank 06:40–22:4091x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 91x weekly · nonstop
71% on time

of the last 21 tracked IAH → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +8 min. 0 of 23 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+8 minacross the last 21 arrivals
Flight time~2h 17mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures91x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 23

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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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 AirlinesF980% on time

Flights F93229 varies daily · F93227 varies daily · F92995 21:43 Tu · F93205 22:40 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

United AirlinesUA69% on time

Flights UA2112 07:20 daily · UA534 08:30 daily · UA281 09:40 daily · UA1450 10:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03DL493departed+17
11-03F93227arrived+10
11-03F93229arrived+3
11-03UA1450dep +3 → arr+58
11-03UA2112dep −6 → arr−2
11-03UA2168dep −4 → arr+8
11-03UA2613dep +27 → arr+19
11-03UA281dep −8 → arr+2
11-03UA470departed+10
11-03UA534dep −6 → arr+15
11-02F93205arrived+70
11-02F93227arrived−29
11-02F93229arrived+7
11-02UA1066arrived+44
11-02UA1450arrived−21
11-02UA1654arrived+3
11-02UA2112arrived−27
11-02UA2168arrived−30
11-02UA2613arrived+13
11-02UA281arrived−15
11-02UA470arrived+12
11-02UA534arrived+18
11-02UA685arrived+43

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
IAHHouston +10 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNW 6 kt Full IAH delay board →
DENDenver +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · ESE 4 kt Full DEN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to Denver route actually runs

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

Is IAH–DEN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at IAH is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on IAH–DEN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:20 and evening departures around 18:15 from IAH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DEN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from IAH to DEN?

Great-circle distance is 1,387 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 128–149 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IAH–DEN fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 91 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.