Houston to Los Angeles Flights (IAH-LAX)

🇺🇸 IAH

Houston

1399 mi

LAX 🇺🇸

Los Angeles

George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport Los Angeles International Airport 7 airlines

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 1399 miles (2251 km) with a typical flight time of 3h 11m. This route is served by 7 airlines: United, Delta Air Lines, Spirit and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 26 unique flight numbers on this route.

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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

Tracked Flights

1399

Miles

3h 11m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle

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Operating Airlines

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

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	32	16%
Tuesday	34	17%
Wednesday	32	16%
Thursday	34	17%
Friday	22	11%
Saturday	28	14%
Sunday	24	12%

Pattern Analysis

26 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 206
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 154 flights
Weekend: 52 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	Jun 18, 2026	Active
Delta Air Lines `DAL` / `DL`		A319	06:15 6:15 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 18, 2026	Active
Frontier `FFT` / `F9`		A21N	19:23 7:23 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 18, 2026	Active
SkyWest `SKW` / `OO`		E75L	14:12 2:12 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 18, 2026	Active
Spirit `NKS` / `NK`		A320	16:34 4:34 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 18, 2026	Active
United `UAL` / `UA`		B739	06:00 6:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 18, 2026	Active
Volaris `VOI` / `Y4`		A321	19:59 7:59 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 18, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 7

Active Routes: 7

Unique Airlines: 7

Aircraft Types: 7

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
06:00 6:00 AM	United	`UAL`	`UA`
06:15 6:15 AM	Delta Air Lines	`DAL`	`DL`
14:12 2:12 PM	SkyWest	`SKW`	`OO`
16:34 4:34 PM	Spirit	`NKS`	`NK`
19:23 7:23 PM	Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`
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:
06:00 - 19:59

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

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