LAX → IAHLos Angeles to Houston

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Houston (IAH): 99 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 88% of the last 8 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 11 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,215 km, an estimated 3 hours 20 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and Houston. Updated 2 November 2026 at 01:30 UTC.

Today, LAX → IAH

Sun 1 Nov · local times
UA2198UnitedIn the air, 21 min late

Left LAX at 15:39, 21 min after its 15:18 slot.

Landing
20:26IAH board estimate · sched 20:38
Track UA2198 →
  1. 10:07 UA277United Left 10:26 +19 Landed 15:29 +2
  2. 11:45 UA2157United Left 12:22 +37 Landed 17:16 +11
  3. 13:15 UA1084United Left 14:25 +70 Landed 19:10 +35
  4. 14:18 AA6340American Left 14:26 +8 IAH est. 19:23In the air · sched 19:49
  5. 15:18 UA2198United Left 15:39 +21 IAH est. 20:26In the air · sched 20:38
  6. 16:35 UA2377United Left 16:46 +11 IAH est. 21:32In the air · sched 21:55
  7. 19:25 UA1680United On scheduleT7 IAH est. 00:32sched 00:45
  8. · AA6309 Departed Landed 14:56 +7
  9. · DL1143 Departed Landed 14:31 −6
  10. · F91756 On schedule IAH 11:32scheduled
  11. · UA1416 Departed Landed 13:48 +13
  12. · UA2366 Departed Landed 10:52 −16
  13. · UA580 On schedule IAH 05:13scheduled

Checked LAX board 17:30 · IAH board 19:25

LAX Los Angeles busy · +23
IAH Houston smooth · +0
2,215 km · ~3h 20m est.
dep bank 00:57–23:5999x weekly
Runs reliable · 4 airlines · 99x weekly · nonstop
88% on time

of the last 8 tracked LAX → IAH flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +7 min. 0 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+7 minacross the last 8 arrivals
Flight time~3h 20mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures99x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 11

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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American AirlinesDelta Air LinesFrontier 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
American AirlinesAA

Flights AA6309 09:18 Mo Su · AA4998 14:06 daily

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL1143 09:22 daily · DL1287 18:35 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91756 06:00 daily

United AirlinesUA83% on time

Flights UA491 varies daily · UA654 05:45 daily · UA1416 08:15 daily · UA277 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01AA6309arrived+7
11-01AA6340departed+8
11-01DL1143arrived−6
11-01UA1084dep +70 → arr+35
11-01UA1416arrived+13
11-01UA2157dep +37 → arr+11
11-01UA2198departed+21
11-01UA2366arrived−16
11-01UA2377departed+11
11-01UA277dep +19 → arr+2
10-31UA1680arrived−16

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
LAXLos Angeles +23 min busy 🌤 few clouds · W 14 kt Full LAX delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 6 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at LAX: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Los Angeles to Houston route actually runs

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

Is LAX–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at LAX is the weaker end, route health score 85/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LAX–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:45 and evening departures around 18:35 from LAX. 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 LAX to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 2,215 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 186–220 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAX–IAH fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 99 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.