Flights Houston → West Palm Beach
IAH → PBI
How long is the flight from Houston to West Palm Beach?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to West Palm Beach (PBI) takes about 2h 20m. 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 West Palm Beach, with an Airbus A320 aircraft serving the high-demand corridor. Over a period of time, it has recorded 160 flights, maintaining an on-time performance rate of 85%, with an average delay of just 3.6 minutes per flight. The destination airport sees over eight million passengers annually, underscoring its significance in the region.
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) → West Palm Beach (PBI) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 308 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 0.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At West Palm Beach the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to West Palm Beach: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to West Palm Beach (PBI) heads east for about 1,535 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 20m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 69% of IAH-PBI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into West Palm Beach it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 308 tracked IAH-PBI flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.0% 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-PBI
The flight from Houston (IAH) to West Palm Beach (PBI) takes about 2h 20m. 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) -> West Palm Beach (PBI) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 308 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-West Palm Beach is 0.97% across 308 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 West Palm Beach, 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.
