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MGM to IAH: distance & flight time
MONTGOMERY (Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport) → Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport)
553 mi
889 km · 480 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
553 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m 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
- MGM — Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport · MONTGOMERY, 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 MGM
- MXF · Maxwell Air Force Base6 mi away
- SEM · Craig Field35 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field38 mi away
- ALX · Thomas C Russell Field49 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 MGM from IAH?
The flight distance from MONTGOMERY (MGM) to Houston (IAH) is 553 miles (889 km, 480 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGM to IAH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 MGM to IAH?
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