Flights Houston → Huntsville
IAH → HSV
How long is the flight from Houston to Huntsville?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Huntsville (HSV) takes 1h 21m 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 Huntsville has an on-time performance rate of 84%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.6 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 318 flights serving the Huntsville airport, which handles approximately 1.2 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) → Huntsville (HSV) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 883 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.70%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Huntsville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Huntsville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Huntsville (HSV) heads north-east for about 956 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 21m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of IAH-HSV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Huntsville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 883 tracked IAH-HSV flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.7% 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-HSV
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Huntsville (HSV) takes 1h 21m 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) -> Huntsville (HSV) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 883 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Huntsville is 1.70% across 883 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.
