Flights Houston → Guatemala City
IAH → GUA
How long is the flight from Houston to Guatemala City?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Guatemala City (GUA) takes 2h 23m 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
This flight route connects Houston with Guatemala City, utilizing a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The destination airport in Guatemala City opened in 1930 and currently handles approximately 1,948,662 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) → Guatemala City (GUA) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 10 flights monitored in recent months, 50% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 30 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Guatemala City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Guatemala City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Guatemala City (GUA) heads south for about 1,782 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 23m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of IAH-GUA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Guatemala City it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 10 tracked IAH-GUA flights, 50% left on time with an average delay of 30 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating IAH-GUA
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Frequently asked questions about IAH-GUA
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Guatemala City (GUA) takes 2h 23m 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) -> Guatemala City (GUA) route, on-time performance is 50% with an average delay of 30 minutes, based on 10 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Guatemala City is 0.00% across 10 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 Guatemala City, 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.
