Flights Houston → Shreveport
IAH → SHV
How long is the flight from Houston to Shreveport?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Shreveport (SHV) takes 37 min 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 Shreveport has an on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of 17.5 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 348 flights, serving the destination airport which handles around 578,033 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) → Shreveport (SHV) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 916 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.75%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Shreveport the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Shreveport: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Shreveport (SHV) heads north-east for about 309 km, a flight time of roughly 37m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 53% of IAH-SHV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Shreveport it is 1.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 916 tracked IAH-SHV flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 1.8% 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-SHV
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Shreveport (SHV) takes 37 min 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) -> Shreveport (SHV) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 916 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Shreveport is 1.75% across 916 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.
