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SPA to IAH: distance & flight time
Spartangurg (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport) → Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport)
851 mi
1,369 km · 739 nm
2h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
851 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 19m 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
- SPA — Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartangurg, 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 SPA
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport15 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport61 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport23 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport26 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 SPA from IAH?
The flight distance from Spartangurg (SPA) to Houston (IAH) is 851 miles (1,369 km, 739 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPA to IAH?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 19m 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 SPA to IAH?
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