The flight time from Indianapolis to Houston is 2 hours, 29 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves IND Indianapolis, IN 3 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 2 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives IAH Houston, TX 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
82%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Indianapolis to Houston is 2 hours, 29 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 2 minutes.

The flight distance from Indianapolis to Houston is 844 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Houston to Indianapolis
2 hours, 12 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
2h 29m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

18

Distance

844 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
18

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Indianapolis from Houston by plane?

The distance from Indianapolis to Houston by plane is 844 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Indianapolis to Houston?

The flight time from Indianapolis to Houston is 2 hours, 29 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 2 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Indianapolis to Houston?

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

Does Southwest fly from Indianapolis to Houston?

Southwest does not fly from Indianapolis (IND) 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 Indianapolis 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 122 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Houston 6 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 Indianapolis to Houston, United is 82% reliable, which means that United flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 82% 16% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Indianapolis 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 14 122 9 149

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
7am 0.83
1pm 0.16
4pm 0.36
12pm 0.1
5pm 0.61
9am 0.01
6pm 0
11am 0.43
6am 0.15

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Indianapolis 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 62
February 70
March 92
April 85
May 92
June 80
July 83
August 89
September 85
October 88
November 83
December 73

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Indianapolis 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 2.83
Tuesday 2.56
Wednesday 2.73
Thursday 2.81
Friday 2.77
Saturday 2.58
Sunday 2.62

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

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)
7am 14 120 8 144
1pm 13 127 9 150
4pm 14 126 12 155
12pm 12 130 8 152
5pm 14 123 12 153
9am 15 120 5 140
6pm 15 114 30 159
11am 13 121 7 143
6am 13 122 7 143
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.