Flights Houston → Tokyo
IAH → NRT
Route overview
The flight route connects Houston to Tokyo, operating with a Boeing 777 aircraft. The destination airport in Tokyo opened in 1978 and currently handles over fifteen 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Houston (IAH) → Tokyo (NRT) route is operated by United Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tokyo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Tokyo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Tokyo (NRT) heads north-west for about 10,669 km, a flight time of roughly 13h 45m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tokyo it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
Airlines operating IAH-NRT
Airports
Frequently asked questions about IAH-NRT
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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.
