The flight time from El Paso to Houston is 1 hour, 52 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ELP El Paso, TX 4 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 29 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives IAH Houston, TX 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
80%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from El Paso to Houston is 1 hour, 52 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 29 minutes.

The flight distance from El Paso to Houston is 667 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Houston to El Paso
1 hour, 58 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
1h 52m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

38

Distance

667 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150200

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
38

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is El Paso from Houston by plane?

The distance from El Paso to Houston by plane is 667 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from El Paso to Houston?

The flight time from El Paso to Houston is 1 hour, 52 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 29 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from El Paso to Houston?

United is the only airline with direct flights from El Paso to Houston.

Does Southwest fly from El Paso to Houston?

Southwest does not fly from El Paso (ELP) to Houston (IAH). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves El Paso 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 89 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Houston 9 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from El Paso to Houston, United is 80% reliable, which means that United flights are on time 80% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 80% 18% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between El Paso and Houston, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
United 14 89 8 112

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
12pm 0.98
5am 1.14
8am 0.97
4pm 0.58
7am 0.22
6am 0.18
5pm 0.36
9am 0.08
3pm 0.02
1pm 0.07
2pm 0.81

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from El Paso to Houston that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 155
February 173
March 155
April 179
May 185
June 207
July 185
August 154
September 172
October 154
November 149
December 153

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from El Paso to Houston that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 5.54
Tuesday 5.62
Wednesday 5.65
Thursday 5.54
Friday 5.54
Saturday 5.48
Sunday 5.5

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
United 1

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
12pm 15 88 6 110
5am 12 91 8 114
8am 15 89 7 112
4pm 15 90 8 114
7am 16 85 9 111
6am 12 92 10 118
5pm 14 86 11 114
9am 19 90 7 118
3pm 14 88 7 113
1pm 15 87 6 110
2pm 15 88 7 112
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.