Flights Lima → Houston
LIM → IAH
Route overview
The flight route operates from Lima to Houston using a Boeing 767-300 aircraft. The destination airport in Houston sees an annual passenger traffic of over 40 million passengers, indicating its significance as a major travel hub.
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 Lima (LIM) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Lima the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Lima (LIM) to Houston (IAH) heads north for about 5,062 km, a flight time of roughly 6h 45m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Lima the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Houston 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 LIM-IAH
Airports
Frequently asked questions about LIM-IAH
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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.
