Flights Midland → Houston
MAF → IAH
How long is the flight from Midland to Houston?
The flight from Midland (MAF) to Houston (IAH) takes 1h 12m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 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 Midland to Houston has a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of only 6.8 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 588 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, which handles approximately 40,979,422 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 Midland (MAF) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1417 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.34%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Midland the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Midland (MAF) to Houston (IAH) heads east for about 689 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 12m.
Departures from Midland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of MAF-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Midland the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,417 tracked MAF-IAH flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.3% 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 MAF-IAH
The flight from Midland (MAF) to Houston (IAH) takes 1h 12m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Midland (MAF) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 1417 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Midland-Houston is 1.34% across 1417 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.
