Flights Pittsburgh → Houston
PIT → HOU
How long is the flight from Pittsburgh to Houston?
The flight from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Houston (HOU) takes about 2h 42m. 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 Pittsburgh to Houston has a moderate on-time performance rate of 65%, with an average delay time of 19.7 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 72 flights on this route, connecting passengers from Pittsburgh International Airport, which opened in 1944, to one of the busiest airports in the United States, serving over 13.9 million 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 Pittsburgh (PIT) → Houston (HOU) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 204 flights monitored in recent months, 65% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.49%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.1/100 (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 Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Houston (HOU) heads south-west for about 1,820 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 42m.
Departures from Pittsburgh on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 70% of PIT-HOU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 204 tracked PIT-HOU flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 0.5% 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 PIT-HOU
The flight from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Houston (HOU) takes about 2h 42m. 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 Pittsburgh (PIT) -> Houston (HOU) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 204 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Pittsburgh-Houston is 0.49% across 204 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.
