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IAH to ALE: distance & flight time
Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport) → Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport)
499 mi
803 km · 434 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
499 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- IAH — George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport · Houston, United States
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IAH from ALE?
The flight distance from Houston (IAH) to Alpine (ALE) is 499 miles (803 km, 434 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IAH to ALE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from IAH to ALE?
Nonstop service on IAH–ALE depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IAH to ALE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on IAH–ALE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some IAH to ALE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain IAH–ALE tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.