Flights Houston → Tucson
IAH → TUS
How long is the flight from Houston to Tucson?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Tucson (TUS) takes about 2h 18m. 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
This flight route operates between Houston and Tucson, using the Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. With a total of 176 flights recorded, it has an on-time performance rate of 86%, with average delays of 7.1 minutes when not arriving on schedule.
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) → Tucson (TUS) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 450 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.11%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tucson the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Tucson: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Tucson (TUS) heads west for about 1,503 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 18m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 49% of IAH-TUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Tucson it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 450 tracked IAH-TUS flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 12 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-TUS
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Tucson (TUS) takes about 2h 18m. 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) -> Tucson (TUS) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 450 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Tucson is 1.11% across 450 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 Tucson, 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.
