Flights Houston → New York
IAH → LGA
How long is the flight from Houston to New York?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to New York (LGA) takes 3h 6m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 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 New York operates with a high frequency of 1,073 flights and uses various aircraft models including the Embraer 175, Embraer 170, Canadair Regional Jet 900, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-700, and Airbus A319. With a punctuality rate of 77%, the route experiences an average delay of approximately 18 minutes per flight, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic with over 29 million passengers.
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) → New York (LGA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 2577 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.31%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to New York (LGA) heads north-east for about 2,277 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 6m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of IAH-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,577 tracked IAH-LGA flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 4.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAH-LGA
The flight from Houston (IAH) to New York (LGA) takes 3h 6m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Houston (IAH) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 2577 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-New York is 4.31% across 2577 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, 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.
