Flights Houston → Colorado Springs
IAH → COS
How long is the flight from Houston to Colorado Springs?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Colorado Springs (COS) takes 1h 58m 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 from Houston to Colorado Springs operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just 10.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 177 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving the destination airport which handles approximately 2,134,618 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) → Colorado Springs (COS) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 418 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.48%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Colorado Springs the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Colorado Springs: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Colorado Springs (COS) heads north-west for about 1,302 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 58m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 49% of IAH-COS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Colorado Springs it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 418 tracked IAH-COS flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.5% 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 IAH-COS
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Colorado Springs (COS) takes 1h 58m 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 Houston (IAH) -> Colorado Springs (COS) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 418 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Colorado Springs is 0.48% across 418 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Colorado Springs, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
