NRT → IAHTokyo to Houston

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Direct flights from Tokyo (NRT) to Houston (IAH): 12 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 13 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 10,669 km, an estimated 14 hours 11 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tokyo and Houston. Updated 26 October 2026 at 23:22 UTC.

Today, NRT → IAH

Tue 27 Oct · local times
  1. · UA6United On schedule IAH 15:50scheduled
  2. · ZG16ZIPAIR Tokyo On schedule IAH 08:55scheduled

Checked NRT board 06:03 · IAH board 18:22

NRT Tokyo smooth · +8
IAH Houston smooth · +0
10,669 km · ~14h 11m est.
dep bank 11:30–17:0012x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 12x weekly · nonstop
83 / 100

route health from live NRT and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is +13 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+13 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~14h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures12x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United AirlinesZIPAIR Tokyo

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 UA6 17:00 daily

ZIPAIR TokyoZG

Flights ZG16 11:30 Mo Tu We Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-26UA6dep +60 → arr+29
10-26ZG16dep +25 → arr+6
10-25UA6arrived+13

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
NRTTokyo +8 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · NNW 10 kt Full NRT delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SE 12 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at NRT and IAH: 28% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +0 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Tokyo to Houston route actually runs

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

Is NRT–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at NRT is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on NRT–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:30 and evening departures around 17:00 from NRT. 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 NRT to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 10,669 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 783–944 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does NRT–IAH fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 12 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.