The flight time from Philadelphia to Houston is 3 hours, 34 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHL Philadelphia, PA 2 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 5 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives IAH Houston, TX 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
85%
American
74%
Spirit
69%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Philadelphia to Houston is 3 hours, 34 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 5 minutes.

The flight distance from Philadelphia to Houston is 1325 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Houston to Philadelphia
3 hours, 9 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
3h 32m
Spirit
3h 34m
American
3h 38m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

39

Distance

1325 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
19
American
12
Spirit
7

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Philadelphia from Houston by plane?

The distance from Philadelphia to Houston 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 Philadelphia to Houston?

The flight time from Philadelphia to Houston is 3 hours, 34 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 5 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with United being the fastest taking 3 hours, 32 minutes, and American the slowest taking 3 hours, 38 minutes.

What airlines fly from Philadelphia to Houston?

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

Does Southwest fly from Philadelphia to Houston?

Southwest does not fly from Philadelphia (PHL) 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 Philadelphia 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 185 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Houston 7 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 Philadelphia to Houston, American is 74% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 74% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 85% 13% 2%
American 74% 23% 3%
Spirit 69% 28% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Philadelphia 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 14 186 8 212
Spirit 14 184 10 214
American 21 184 9 218

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
7pm 0.54
8pm 0.1
6am 0.56
10am 0.34
9am 0.22
7am 0.19
6pm 1.15
1pm 0.02
11am 0.14
12pm 0.73
5pm 0.74
9pm 0.02
4pm 0.05
8am 0.55
2pm 0.1
3pm 0.02

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Philadelphia 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 133
February 142
March 169
April 194
May 201
June 215
July 227
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 Philadelphia 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 6.06
Tuesday 5.4
Wednesday 5.46
Thursday 5.96
Friday 6.1
Saturday 4.79
Sunday 5.69

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)
7pm 19 185 10 219
8pm 13 185 9 213
6am 15 180 8 205
10am 17 191 10 219
9am 25 174 7 207
7am 14 195 9 222
6pm 18 185 9 217
1pm 14 196 8 220
11am 19 183 10 217
12pm 13 187 8 210
5pm 14 189 11 220
9pm 17 182 9 207
4pm 14 187 10 211
8am 14 187 10 214
2pm 14 176 9 201
3pm 13 184 11 228
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.