Flights Houston → Gulfport
IAH → GPT
Route overview
The flight route from Houston to Gulfport has an on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of 6.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 247 flights, serving the relatively low traffic destination airport in Gulfport which handles around 618,590 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) → Gulfport (GPT) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 308 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.92%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Gulfport the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Gulfport: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Gulfport (GPT) heads east for about 604 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 11m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 59% of IAH-GPT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Gulfport it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 308 tracked IAH-GPT flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 2.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAH-GPT
On the Houston (IAH) -> Gulfport (GPT) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 308 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Gulfport is 2.92% across 308 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.
