Flights Baton Rouge → Houston
BTR → IAH
How long is the flight from Baton Rouge to Houston?
The flight from Baton Rouge (BTR) to Houston (IAH) takes about 56 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Baton Rouge to Houston operates with a high level of punctuality, with 86% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, there are 582 total flights along this route, and the average delay is approximately 7.9 minutes. The destination airport in Houston serves over 40 million passengers annually, indicating its significance as a major travel hub.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Baton Rouge (BTR) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1334 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.80%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.9/100 (medium), 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 Baton Rouge the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baton Rouge (BTR) to Houston (IAH) heads west for about 407 km, a flight time of roughly 56m.
Departures from Baton Rouge on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of BTR-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baton Rouge the average ATFM delay is 3.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,334 tracked BTR-IAH flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flights on this route
Check the risk of a specific flight.
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating BTR-IAH
Airports
Frequently asked questions about BTR-IAH
The flight from Baton Rouge (BTR) to Houston (IAH) takes about 56 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Baton Rouge (BTR) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 1334 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baton Rouge-Houston is 1.80% across 1334 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Houston, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
