Flights El Paso → Houston
ELP → IAH
How long is the flight from El Paso to Houston?
The flight from El Paso (ELP) to Houston (IAH) takes 1h 31m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 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 El Paso to Houston operates with a high level of punctuality, with 88% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, there are 486 scheduled flights along this route, and each flight experiences an average delay of just 7.6 minutes. The destination airport in Houston serves over 40 million passengers annually, indicating its significant traffic volume.
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 El Paso (ELP) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1156 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.9/100 (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 El Paso the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from El Paso (ELP) to Houston (IAH) heads east for about 1,072 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 31m.
Departures from El Paso on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 53% of ELP-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing El Paso the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,156 tracked ELP-IAH flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.1% 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 ELP-IAH
The flight from El Paso (ELP) to Houston (IAH) takes 1h 31m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the El Paso (ELP) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 1156 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on El Paso-Houston is 1.12% across 1156 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.
