Flights Houston → Cleveland
IAH → CLE
How long is the flight from Houston to Cleveland?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Cleveland (CLE) takes 2h 18m 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 Houston to Cleveland operates with an average on-time performance of 87%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 5.9 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 249 total flights using aircraft such as Airbus A320 and various Boeing 737 models. The destination airport in Cleveland, which opened in 1925, serves over 8.6 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 Houston (IAH) → Cleveland (CLE) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 640 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.94%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Cleveland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Cleveland (CLE) heads north-east for about 1,756 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 18m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 34% of IAH-CLE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Cleveland it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 640 tracked IAH-CLE flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.9% 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-CLE
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Cleveland (CLE) takes 2h 18m 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 Houston (IAH) -> Cleveland (CLE) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 640 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Cleveland is 0.94% across 640 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.
