Flights Boston → Houston
BOS → IAH
How long is the flight from Boston to Houston?
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Houston (IAH) takes 3h 50m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to Houston features a high on-time performance rate of 91%, with an average delay of just 5 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 421 flights operated by various aircraft models including Boeing 737-900, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-700, and Airbus A319, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 40.98 million passengers annually.
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 Boston (BOS) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1179 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.54%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.3/100 (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 Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Houston (IAH) heads south-west for about 2,567 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 50m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of BOS-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,179 tracked BOS-IAH flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 2.5% 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 BOS-IAH
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Houston (IAH) takes 3h 50m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Boston (BOS) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 1179 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Houston is 2.54% across 1179 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.
