Flights New York → Houston
LGA → HOU
How long is the flight from New York to Houston?
The flight from New York (LGA) to Houston (HOU) takes about 3h 17m. 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
The flight route from New York to Houston has a moderate on-time performance rate of 66%, with an average delay of 21.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 335 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in the United States which handles approximately 13,908,466 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 New York (LGA) → Houston (HOU) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 819 flights monitored in recent months, 65% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.27%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.8/100 (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 New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Houston (HOU) heads south-west for about 2,295 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 17m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of LGA-HOU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 819 tracked LGA-HOU flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 4.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about LGA-HOU
The flight from New York (LGA) to Houston (HOU) takes about 3h 17m. 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 New York (LGA) -> Houston (HOU) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 819 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Houston is 4.27% across 819 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
