IAH → PSPHouston to Palm Springs

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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Palm Springs (PSP): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,039 km, an estimated 3 hours 7 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Palm Springs. Updated 26 October 2026 at 18:01 UTC.

Today, IAH → PSP

Mon 26 Oct · local times
  1. 09:40 UA5628United Left 09:33 Landed 10:45 −36

Checked IAH board 13:01 · PSP board 10:48

IAH Houston smooth · +0
PSP Palm Springs smooth · +0
2,039 km · ~3h 07m est.
dep bank 09:40–09:406x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live IAH and PSP delay boards

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~3h 07mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 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 UA5222 09:40 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · UA5628 09:40 Mo Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-26UA5628dep −7 → arr−36
10-25UA5628dep +52 → arr+27
10-24UA5222departed−5

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 · ESE 5 kt Full IAH delay board →
PSPPalm Springs +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full PSP delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at PSP: 37% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 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 Palm Springs route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IAH to PSP 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 →

IAH to PSP questions

Is IAH–PSP 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–PSP?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:40 from IAH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PSP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from IAH to PSP?

Great-circle distance is 2,039 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 174–205 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IAH–PSP fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 8 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.