Flights Toronto → Houston
YYZ → IAH
How long is the flight from Toronto to Houston?
The flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Houston (IAH) takes 2h 51m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 operates between Toronto and Houston, using a Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. The destination airport in Houston sees an annual passenger traffic of 40,979,422 passengers, indicating it is a major hub for air travel.
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 Toronto (YYZ) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by Air Canada, United Airlines. Across 26 flights monitored in recent months, 96% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.4/100 (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 Toronto the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Toronto (YYZ) to Houston (IAH) heads south-west for about 2,060 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 51m.
Departures from Toronto on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of YYZ-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Toronto the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 26 tracked YYZ-IAH flights, 96% left on time with an average delay of -4 min and a 0.0% 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 YYZ-IAH
The flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Houston (IAH) takes 2h 51m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Toronto (YYZ) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 96% with an average delay of -4 minutes, based on 26 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Toronto-Houston is 0.00% across 26 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air Canada, 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.
