JFK → IAHNew York to Houston

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Direct flights from New York (JFK) to Houston (IAH): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,278 km, an estimated 3 hours 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New York and Houston. Updated 20 October 2026 at 15:36 UTC.

Today, JFK → IAH

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. 07:38 B61381JetBlue Left 07:30 IAH 10:37In the air · scheduled landing
  2. 13:26 B6281JetBlue On scheduleGate 512 · T5 IAH 16:25scheduled

Checked JFK board 11:36 · IAH board 10:22

JFK New York smooth · +0
IAH Houston smooth · +0
2,278 km · ~3h 25m est.
dep bank 07:38–13:267x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live JFK and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~3h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
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JetBlue Airways

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
JetBlue AirwaysB6

Flights B61381 07:38 daily · B6281 13:26 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-20B61381departed−8
10-19B61381departed−6
10-19B6281departed−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
JFKNew York +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNE 18 kt Full JFK delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · NNE 4 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at JFK: 34% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New York to Houston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop JFK 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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Pro Flight Search — New York (JFK) to Houston (IAH) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/JFK-IAH
How we measure this →

JFK to IAH questions

Is JFK–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 JFK–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:38 from JFK. 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 JFK to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 2,278 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 191–225 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does JFK–IAH fly?

JetBlue Airways runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.