Flights Houston → Savannah
IAH → SAV
How long is the flight from Houston to Savannah?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Savannah (SAV) takes 2h 2m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 Savannah operates with an average on-time performance of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.6 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 265 flights travel this route, serving the significant traffic at the destination airport which handles nearly 3.5 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) → Savannah (SAV) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 536 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Savannah the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Savannah: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Savannah (SAV) heads east for about 1,367 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 2m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of IAH-SAV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Savannah it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 536 tracked IAH-SAV flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.1% 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-SAV
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Savannah (SAV) takes 2h 2m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Houston (IAH) -> Savannah (SAV) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 536 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Savannah is 1.12% across 536 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.
