IAH → PDXHouston to Portland

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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Portland (PDX): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 2,934 km, an estimated 4 hours 16 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Portland. Updated 20 October 2026 at 14:23 UTC.

Today, IAH → PDX

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. 09:30 UA740United On scheduleGate E23 · TC PDX 12:01scheduled
  2. 16:45 UA1964United On scheduleGate E22 · TC PDX 19:19scheduled
  3. 18:17 AS1421Alaska On scheduleGate A3G · TA PDX est. 20:41sched 20:50

Checked IAH board 09:18 · PDX board 07:23

IAH Houston smooth · +0
PDX Portland smooth · +0
2,934 km · ~4h 16m est.
dep bank 09:30–19:5014x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live IAH and PDX delay boards

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~4h 16mestimated 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
Alaska 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
Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS1421 18:17 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA740 09:30 daily · UA1964 16:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA1420 19:50 Mo Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-19AS1421departed−7

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 6 kt Full IAH delay board →
PDXPortland +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full PDX delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at PDX: 33% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +6 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 Portland route actually runs

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

Is IAH–PDX 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–PDX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:30 and evening departures around 18:17 from IAH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PDX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from IAH to PDX?

Great-circle distance is 2,934 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 237–281 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IAH–PDX fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 25 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.