Flights Tucson → Houston
TUS → IAH
How long is the flight from Tucson to Houston?
The flight from Tucson (TUS) to Houston (IAH) takes about 2h 18m. 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 Tucson to Houston operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 88%. Over the course of the year, this route has seen 176 flights, each typically using a Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and experiencing an average delay of just 5.5 minutes.
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 Tucson (TUS) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 422 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.66%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.6/100 (low), 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 Tucson the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tucson (TUS) to Houston (IAH) heads east for about 1,503 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 18m.
Departures from Tucson on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 67% of TUS-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tucson the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 422 tracked TUS-IAH flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.7% 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 TUS-IAH
The flight from Tucson (TUS) to Houston (IAH) takes about 2h 18m. 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 Tucson (TUS) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 422 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tucson-Houston is 1.66% across 422 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.
