IAH → MSPHouston to Minneapolis

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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Minneapolis (MSP): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 1,667 km, an estimated 2 hours 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Minneapolis. Updated 20 October 2026 at 15:23 UTC.

Today, IAH → MSP

Tue 20 Oct · local times
DL1050420 min late

The IAH board at 10:22 shows departure at 13:00 instead of 06:00, gate A14 (TA).

Later cancelled
2.4%of 7,655 past DL flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
DL2656 11:01DL · then DL1832 14:21, UA1818 14:41
Track DL1050 →
  1. 06:00 DL1050 Est. 13:00 +420Gate A14 · TA ·
  2. 08:00 UA4039 Left 07:52 MSP 10:55In the air · scheduled landing
  3. 11:01 DL2656 On scheduleGate A10 · TA MSP 13:50scheduled
  4. 14:21 DL1832 On scheduleGate A12 · TA MSP 17:15scheduled
  5. 14:41 UA1818 On scheduleGate C33 · TC MSP 17:31scheduled
  6. 18:00 DL2617 On scheduleGate A10 · TA MSP 20:55scheduled
  7. 19:57 UA1872 On scheduleGate C14 · TC ·

Checked IAH board 10:22 · MSP board 10:23

IAH Houston smooth · +0
MSP Minneapolis smooth · +0
1,667 km · ~2h 38m est.
dep bank 06:00–19:5714x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live IAH and MSP delay boards

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~2h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air LinesUnited 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
Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL1050 06:00 daily · DL2656 varies daily · DL1832 14:21 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · DL2617 18:00 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA4039 08:00 daily · UA1818 14:41 daily · UA1872 19:57 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-20UA4039departed−8

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 +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · NNE 4 kt Full IAH delay board →
MSPMinneapolis +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · SSE 3 kt Full MSP delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at IAH and MSP: 27% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +0 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to Minneapolis route actually runs

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

Is IAH–MSP 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 IAH–MSP?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 18:00 from IAH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MSP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from IAH to MSP?

Great-circle distance is 1,667 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 148–173 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IAH–MSP fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 48 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.