Flights Houston → Raleigh-durham
IAH → RDU
How long is the flight from Houston to Raleigh-durham?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) takes 2h 24m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 Raleigh-Durham operates with a Boeing 737-700 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 82%, with an average delay of 7.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this destination airport serves approximately 14,523,996 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) → Raleigh-durham (RDU) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 773 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.52%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Raleigh-durham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) heads north-east for about 1,675 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 24m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 36% of IAH-RDU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Raleigh-durham it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 773 tracked IAH-RDU flights, 79% 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-RDU
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) takes 2h 24m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Houston (IAH) -> Raleigh-durham (RDU) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 773 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Raleigh-durham is 0.52% across 773 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 Raleigh-durham, 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.
