Flights Guadalajara → Houston
GDL → IAH
How long is the flight from Guadalajara to Houston?
The flight from Guadalajara (GDL) to Houston (IAH) takes 1h 51m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 connects Guadalajara with Houston, utilizing both Airbus A319 and Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The destination airport sees an annual passenger traffic of over forty million, making it a major hub for air travel.
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 Guadalajara (GDL) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 28 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19/100 (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 Guadalajara the average ATFM delay is 2.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Guadalajara (GDL) to Houston (IAH) heads north-east for about 1,322 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 51m.
Departures from Guadalajara on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of GDL-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Guadalajara the average ATFM delay is 2.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 28 tracked GDL-IAH flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of -9 min and a 0.0% 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 GDL-IAH
The flight from Guadalajara (GDL) to Houston (IAH) takes 1h 51m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Guadalajara (GDL) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of -9 minutes, based on 28 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Guadalajara-Houston is 0.00% across 28 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.
