RIC → IAHRichmond to Houston

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Direct flights from Richmond (RIC) to Houston (IAH): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 35 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,860 km, an estimated 2 hours 53 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Richmond and Houston. Updated 25 October 2026 at 07:23 UTC.

Today, RIC → IAH

Sun 25 Oct · local times
  1. · UA4042United On schedule IAH 08:45scheduled
  2. · UA6231 On schedule IAH 19:03scheduled

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

RIC Richmond busy · +16
IAH Houston smooth · +4
1,860 km · ~2h 53m est.
dep bank 06:10–16:447x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
85 / 100

route health from live RIC and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is −35 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−35 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 53mestimated 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 UA4042 06:10 daily · UA4046 16:44 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-24UA4042arrived−36
10-24YV4042departed+9
10-23UA4042arrived−35

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
RICRichmond +16 min busy 🌤 clear · N 3 kt Full RIC delay board →
IAHHouston +4 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at RIC: 37% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Richmond to Houston route actually runs

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

Is RIC–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RIC 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 RIC–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:10 from RIC. 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 RIC to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 1,860 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 161–189 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RIC–IAH fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 13 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.