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GTR to IAH: distance & flight time
Columbus Mississippi (Golden Triangle Regional Airport) → Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport)
463 mi
746 km · 403 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
463 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- GTR — Golden Triangle Regional Airport · Columbus Mississippi, 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 GTR
- CBM · Columbus Air Force Base16 mi away
- TUP · Tupelo Regional Airport57 mi away
- TCL · Tuscaloosa Regional Airport59 mi away
- MEI · Key Field78 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 GTR from IAH?
The flight distance from Columbus Mississippi (GTR) to Houston (IAH) is 463 miles (746 km, 403 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GTR to IAH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 GTR to IAH?
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