MEM → IAHMemphis to Houston

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Direct flights from Memphis (MEM) to Houston (IAH): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 19 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 754 km, an estimated 1 hour 28 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Memphis and Houston. Updated 16 October 2026 at 07:23 UTC.

Today, MEM → IAH

Fri 16 Oct · local times
  1. · UA2052 On schedule IAH 10:50scheduled
  2. · UA5285 On schedule IAH 13:30scheduled
  3. · UA6207 On schedule IAH 08:42scheduled

Checked MEM board 22:18 · IAH board 02:23

MEM Memphis busy · +15
IAH Houston busy · +27
754 km · ~1h 28m est.
dep bank 06:45–18:597x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
72 / 100

route health from live MEM and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is +19 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+19 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 28mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 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

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-15UA2052arrived+19
10-15UA5798dep +60 → arr+33
10-15UA6172dep +5 → arr−22

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
MEMMemphis +15 min busy 🌤 clear · SW 8 kt Full MEM delay board →
IAHHouston +27 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 4 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MEM: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Memphis to Houston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MEM 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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How we measure this →

MEM to IAH questions

Is MEM–IAH running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at IAH is the weaker end, route health score 72/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MEM–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:45 and evening departures around 18:59 from MEM. 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 MEM to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 754 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 83–95 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MEM–IAH fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 33 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.