Flights Houston → San Jose
IAH → SJC
How long is the flight from Houston to San Jose?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to San Jose (SJC) takes about 3h 39m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Houston to San Jose operates with a high on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of 14.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, the destination airport serves approximately 11,333,723 passengers and is serviced by various aircraft models including Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-900, and Boeing 737-800.
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) → San Jose (SJC) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 120 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Jose the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to San Jose: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to San Jose (SJC) heads north-west for about 2,583 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 39m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 98% of IAH-SJC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Jose it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 120 tracked IAH-SJC flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.0% 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-SJC
The flight from Houston (IAH) to San Jose (SJC) takes about 3h 39m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Houston (IAH) -> San Jose (SJC) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 120 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-San Jose is 0.00% across 120 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 San Jose, 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.
