Flights Alexandria → Houston
AEX → IAH
How long is the flight from Alexandria to Houston?
The flight from Alexandria (AEX) to Houston (IAH) takes 36 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Alexandria to Houston connects two cities with a high volume of air traffic, serving the large and bustling Houston airport which handles over 40 million passengers annually. This frequent connection ensures travelers have ample options for scheduling their journey between these locations.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Alexandria (AEX) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 157 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.64%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Alexandria the average ATFM delay is 1.9 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Alexandria (AEX) to Houston (IAH) heads south-west for about 306 km, a flight time of roughly 36m.
Departures from Alexandria on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 55% of AEX-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Alexandria the average ATFM delay is 1.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 157 tracked AEX-IAH flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about AEX-IAH
The flight from Alexandria (AEX) to Houston (IAH) takes 36 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Alexandria (AEX) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 157 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Alexandria-Houston is 0.64% across 157 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
