Flights Puerto Vallarta → Houston
PVR → IAH
How long is the flight from Puerto Vallarta to Houston?
The flight from Puerto Vallarta (PVR) to Houston (IAH) takes 2h 4m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route operates from Puerto Vallarta to Houston using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The destination airport in Houston serves over 40 million passengers annually, indicating high traffic and connectivity.
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 Puerto Vallarta (PVR) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 13 flights monitored in recent months, 91% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15/100 (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 Puerto Vallarta the average ATFM delay is 2.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Puerto Vallarta (PVR) to Houston (IAH) heads north-east for about 1,435 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 4m.
Departures from Puerto Vallarta on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of PVR-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Puerto Vallarta the average ATFM delay is 2.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 13 tracked PVR-IAH flights, 91% left on time with an average delay of -3 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating PVR-IAH
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Frequently asked questions about PVR-IAH
The flight from Puerto Vallarta (PVR) to Houston (IAH) takes 2h 4m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Puerto Vallarta (PVR) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 91% with an average delay of -3 minutes, based on 13 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Puerto Vallarta-Houston is 0.00% across 13 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 Houston, 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.
