The flight time from Houston to Philadelphia is 3 hours, 8 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves IAH Houston, TX 2 minutes early.
17 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 44 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHL Philadelphia, PA 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
87%
Spirit
86%
United
84%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Houston to Philadelphia is 3 hours, 8 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 44 minutes.

The flight distance from Houston to Philadelphia is 1325 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Philadelphia to Houston
3 hours, 33 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
3h 8m
United
3h 8m
Spirit
3h 11m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

34

Distance

1325 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
19
American
10
Spirit
4

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Houston from Philadelphia by plane?

The distance from Houston to Philadelphia by plane is 1325 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Houston to Philadelphia?

The flight time from Houston to Philadelphia is 3 hours, 8 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 44 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 3 hours, 8 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 3 hours, 11 minutes.

What airlines fly from Houston to Philadelphia?

Spirit, American, and United are the airlines with direct flights from Houston to Philadelphia.

Does Southwest fly from Houston to Philadelphia?

Southwest does not fly from Houston (IAH) to Philadelphia (PHL). 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 Houston 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 164 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Philadelphia 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 Houston to Philadelphia, American is 87% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 87% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 87% 12% 1%
Spirit 86% 14% 0%
United 84% 15% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Houston and Philadelphia, 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)
American 15 166 6 188
United 18 163 6 188
Spirit 14 167 9 191

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
9am 0.33
3pm 0.05
8am 0.45
4pm 0.11
6pm 0.97
2pm 0.3
7am 0.99
5am 0.11
11am 0.01
7pm 0.01
6am 0.38
1pm 0.7
12pm 0.47

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Houston to Philadelphia 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 146
February 114
March 154
April 123
May 151
June 164
July 168
August 171
September 160
October 173
November 141
December 126

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Houston to Philadelphia 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 5.17
Tuesday 4.62
Wednesday 4.85
Thursday 5.19
Friday 5.17
Saturday 4.52
Sunday 4.92

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 0
American 0
Spirit 0

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)
9am 17 168 7 192
3pm 14 164 9 189
8am 16 168 6 190
4pm 15 161 6 185
6pm 19 161 6 187
2pm 18 165 6 192
7am 17 164 6 188
5am 13 171 9 194
11am 15 159 9 183
7pm 13 170 7 190
6am 14 165 9 187
1pm 14 166 6 186
12pm 17 163 6 186
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.