MFE → IAHMcAllen to Houston

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Direct flights from McAllen (MFE) to Houston (IAH): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 15 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 510 km, an estimated 1 hour 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at McAllen and Houston. Updated 18 October 2026 at 15:12 UTC.

Today, MFE → IAH

Sun 18 Oct · local times
  1. · UA4019 Departed Landed 06:25 −15
  2. · UA4254 On schedule IAH 20:45scheduled
  3. · UA4305 On schedule IAH 18:49scheduled
  4. · UA4358 On schedule IAH est. 11:29 +20sched 11:09
  5. · UA4928 On schedule IAH 13:40scheduled
  6. · UA5327 On schedule IAH 15:40scheduled
  7. · UA678 Departed Landed 08:06 −20

Checked IAH board 10:12

MFE McAllen tracking
IAH Houston smooth · +0
510 km · ~1h 09m est.
dep bank 06:40–19:247x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live MFE and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is −15 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−15 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~1h 09mestimated 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
United AirlinesUA

Flights UA4019 06:40 daily · UA678 07:00 daily · UA4358 11:09 Mo We Th Fr Su · UA6299 12:15 Tu

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18UA4019arrived−15
10-18UA678arrived−20

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
MFEMcAllen tracking Full MFE delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · E 5 kt Full IAH delay board →

How the McAllen to Houston route actually runs

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

Is MFE–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 MFE–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 17:20 from MFE. 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 MFE to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 510 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 66–74 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MFE–IAH fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 49 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.