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EFD to IAH: distance & flight time
Houston (Ellington Airport) → Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport)
28 mi
45 km · 25 nm
32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
28 miles nonstop takes roughly 32m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- EFD — Ellington Airport · Houston, United States
- IAH — George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport · Houston, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near EFD
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport28 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport8 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark27 mi away
- GLS · Scholes International At Galveston Airport30 mi away
Near IAH
- DWH · David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport14 mi away
- IWS · West Houston Airport23 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark23 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport24 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is EFD from IAH?
The flight distance from Houston (EFD) to Houston (IAH) is 28 miles (45 km, 25 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EFD to IAH?
A nonstop flight takes about 32m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from EFD to IAH?
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