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Flights AA2196 varies daily · AA4778 14:31 Tu We Sa · AA1526 16:53 Mo Th Fr Su · AA2457 23:40 daily
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Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Houston (IAH): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 4 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,129 km, an estimated 3 hours 14 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Philadelphia and Houston. Updated 18 October 2026 at 19:39 UTC.
Today, PHL → IAH
Sun 18 Oct · local times- 10:05 UA584 Left 10:06 Landed 08:43 +4
- 12:45 AA2196 Left 13:52 +67 Landed 12:14 +38
- 16:53 AA1526 Left 16:49 IAH est. 15:09In the air · sched 15:44
- 17:05 UA2038 Left 17:05 IAH est. 15:31In the air · sched 15:39
- 22:15 UA2474 On scheduleGate D13 · TD IAH 20:49scheduled
- 23:40 AA2457 On scheduleGate C24 · TC IAH 22:51scheduled
Checked PHL board 15:39 · IAH board 14:22
PHL
Philadelphia
smooth · +0
IAH
Houston
smooth · +0
2,129 km · ~3h 14m est.
Running clean · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live PHL and IAH delay boards
Median arrival delay is +4 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+4 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 14mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at PHL: 36% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Philadelphia to Houston route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PHL 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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PHL to IAH questions
Is PHL–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 PHL–IAH?
Operators schedule morning departures around 10:16 and evening departures around 17:05 from PHL. 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 PHL to IAH?
Great-circle distance is 2,129 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 180–212 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does PHL–IAH fly?
2 carriers operate this route, around 41 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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