Flights Houston → Alexandria
IAH → AEX
How long is the flight from Houston to Alexandria?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Alexandria (AEX) takes 37 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 connects Houston to Alexandria and serves an airport that sees approximately 255,229 passengers annually. This moderate traffic suggests a steady but not highly繁忙的，可以简化为： The flight route connects Houston to Alexandria, serving an airport with around 255,229 annual passengers, indicating consistent yet moderate traffic.
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 Houston (IAH) → Alexandria (AEX) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 158 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.63%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Alexandria the average ATFM delay is 1.9 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Alexandria: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Alexandria (AEX) heads north-east for about 306 km, a flight time of roughly 37m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 54% of IAH-AEX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Alexandria it is 1.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 158 tracked IAH-AEX flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 16 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 IAH-AEX
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Alexandria (AEX) takes 37 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 Houston (IAH) -> Alexandria (AEX) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 158 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Alexandria is 0.63% across 158 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.
