Houston to Los Angeles Flights IAH → LAX

George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport → Los Angeles International Airport

🇺🇸 Houston, US → 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, US

The Houston to Los Angeles route connects George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (IAH) in US with Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in US. This medium-haul flight covers approximately 1378 miles (2218 km) with a typical flight time of 3h 11m. This route is served by 7 airlines: United, Spirit, Delta Air Lines and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 20 daily flights on this route.

Departure Airport

George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport

ICAO Code:: KIAH
IATA Code:: IAH
City:: 🇺🇸 Houston
Country:: US
Elevation:: 97 ft

Destination Airport

Los Angeles International Airport

ICAO Code:: KLAX
IATA Code:: LAX
City:: 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
Country:: US
Elevation:: 125 ft

Operators

Daily Flights

1378

Miles

3h 11m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
United	`UAL`	`UA`
Spirit	`NKS`	`NK`
Delta Air Lines	`DAL`	`DL`
Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`
SkyWest	`SKW`	`OO`
Volaris	`VOI`	`Y4`
Avalair Aircraft Management	`ARR`	`-`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	18	12%
Tuesday	29	19%
Wednesday	23	15%
Thursday	22	15%
Friday	18	12%
Saturday	20	13%
Sunday	19	13%

Pattern Analysis

20 Daily Flights:

UAL2431 DAL1216 UAL2095 FFT1755 UAL469 NKS481 NKS1258 DAL971 FFT2231 VOI2231 UAL434 UAL1945 NKS154 NKS608 NKS2664 FFT2256 UAL2658 SKW4916 SKW5195 VOI2256

Data Points: 149
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 110 flights
Weekend: 39 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

7 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Flight Numbers	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
Avalair Aircraft Management `ARR`	-	C25B	-	M T W T F S S	Nov 4, 2025	Active
Delta Air Lines `DAL` / `DL`	DAL1216 DAL971	A319	06:20 6:20 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 2, 2026	Active
Frontier `FFT` / `F9`	FFT1755 FFT2231 FFT2256 UAL2658	A21N	09:55 9:55 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 1, 2026	Active
SkyWest `SKW` / `OO`	SKW4916 SKW5195	E75L	14:12 2:12 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 16, 2026	Active
Spirit `NKS` / `NK`	NKS481 NKS1258 NKS154 NKS608 NKS2664	A21N	16:13 4:13 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 30, 2026	Active
United `UAL` / `UA`	UAL2431 UAL2095 UAL469 UAL434 UAL1945	B752	19:50 7:50 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 3, 2026	Active
Volaris `VOI` / `Y4`	VOI2231 VOI2256	A321	19:59 7:59 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Dec 25, 2025	Active

Total Routes: 7

Active Routes: 7

Unique Airlines: 7

Aircraft Types: 7

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
06:20 6:20 AM	Delta Air Lines	`DAL`	`DL`
09:55 9:55 AM	Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`
14:12 2:12 PM	SkyWest	`SKW`	`OO`
16:13 4:13 PM	Spirit	`NKS`	`NK`
19:50 7:50 PM	United	`UAL`	`UA`
19:59 7:59 PM	Volaris	`VOI`	`Y4`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (KIAH - America/Chicago).

Total Departure Times: 6

Time Range:
06:20 - 19:59

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.