A nonstop from Miami or Houston to Guatemala City is scheduled at just under 3 hours; from Newark it is 5 hours and 12 minutes. Those are the durations the airlines’ own booking engines printed for a one-way search for Wednesday 2 December 2026, read on 10 November 2026: American showed 2h 54m to 2h 59m from Miami and 3h 21m or 3h 23m from Dallas/Fort Worth, and United showed 2 hours and 55 or 56 minutes from Houston, 4 hours and 42 minutes from Washington-Dulles, 4 hours and 46 minutes from Chicago-O’Hare and 4 hours and 48 minutes from Los Angeles.
In short: Every time below is copied from united.com or aa.com for flights on 2 December 2026, with the flight number and the local departure and arrival times as printed. Under 3 hours: Miami and Houston. Around 3 hours 20 minutes: Dallas/Fort Worth. Between 4 hours 42 minutes and 4 hours 48 minutes: Washington-Dulles, Chicago-O’Hare and Los Angeles (an overnight flight). Longest: Newark. Only United and American were searched, and routes where they showed no nonstop for that date are not in the table; the full nonstop route list is on direct flights to Guatemala.
Nonstop flight times to Guatemala City (GUA), 2 December 2026
Each row is one nonstop flight shown by the airline’s booking search for Wednesday 2 December 2026, one way, one adult, read 10 November 2026. Durations are written exactly as each airline printed them: United spells them out, American abbreviates them. Times are local at each end.
| From | Airline and flight | Departs | Arrives in Guatemala City | Duration as printed | Aircraft as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (MIA) | American AA 331 | 8:30 AM | 10:25 AM | 2h 55m | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Miami (MIA) | American AA 2241 | 10:17 AM | 12:16 PM | 2h 59m | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Miami (MIA) | American AA 2395 | 1:18 PM | 3:12 PM | 2h 54m | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Miami (MIA) | American AA 1027 | 6:32 PM | 8:27 PM | 2h 55m | Boeing 737 |
| Houston (IAH) | United UA 1751 | 9:31 AM | 12:26 PM | 2 hours and 55 minutes | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Houston (IAH) | United UA 1632 | 12:40 PM | 3:35 PM | 2 hours and 55 minutes | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Houston (IAH) | United UA 1902 | 4:43 PM | 7:39 PM | 2 hours and 56 minutes | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Houston (IAH) | United UA 275 | 8:04 PM | 11:00 PM | 2 hours and 56 minutes | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) | American AA 1013 | 10:46 AM | 2:07 PM | 3h 21m | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) | American AA 2455 | 7:36 PM | 10:59 PM | 3h 23m | Boeing 737 |
| Washington-Dulles (IAD) | United UA 1523 | 5:43 PM | 9:25 PM | 4 hours and 42 minutes | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) | United UA 2006 | 9:00 AM | 1:46 PM | 4 hours and 46 minutes | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) | United UA 1137 | 11:00 PM | 5:48 AM (3 December) | 4 hours and 48 minutes | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Newark (EWR) | United UA 1551 | 6:36 PM | 10:48 PM | 5 hours and 12 minutes | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
Sources: united.com and aa.com booking searches for 2 December 2026, read 10 November 2026.
What the table does and does not tell you
It is one day’s schedule. The durations are the figures the airlines printed for flights on 2 December 2026. Another date can carry a different departure time, a different aircraft or a different flight number. Both airlines’ results are for a one-way trip for one adult.
The clock times are local at each end. The table copies departure and arrival times exactly as each airline printed them. Do not work out the flight length from those two clocks; use the duration column, which is the airline’s own figure.
Los Angeles is an overnight flight. United’s UA 1137 departs at 11:00 PM and lands at 5:48 AM the next morning, 3 December. If someone is collecting you, or you have booked a shuttle onward, give them the 3 December arrival date. Transfers from the airport are compared on Guatemala City airport to Antigua.
A connection changes the picture completely. On the same American search, a one-stop itinerary from Dallas/Fort Worth via Miami (AA 1668, then AA 1027) was printed at 6h 47m, against 3h 21m for the morning nonstop.
Routes not in this table
Only nonstop flights that United and American printed a duration for are listed. United’s search for 2 December 2026 returned no nonstop result from San Francisco or from Denver to Guatemala City.
Nonstops run by other airlines, and routes from other US gateways, Canada, Europe and Latin America, are not in the table: it lists only flights whose duration United or American printed for 2 December 2026. Which airlines fly each route, how often, and which routes are seasonal or suspended is on direct flights to Guatemala.
When you land
Arrival at La Aurora, Guatemala City’s international airport, is covered on the La Aurora airport guide. If you land early or are connecting home on a late flight, lounge hours and access rules are on Guatemala City airport lounges. If you are not sure which airport code to search, see Guatemala’s airports and codes.
Sources
- United Airlines, booking search (choose-flights), one-way to GUA from IAH, EWR, ORD, LAX and IAD for 2 December 2026: https://www.united.com/en/us/fsr/choose-flights — read 10 November 2026 in a browser.
- American Airlines, booking search (choose-flights), one-way to GUA from MIA and DFW for 2 December 2026: https://www.aa.com/booking/choose-flights/1 — read 10 November 2026 in a browser.
Durations, flight numbers, aircraft and times are as each airline printed them for 2 December 2026 on 10 November 2026; schedules change, so search your own travel date.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is the nonstop flight to Guatemala City from Houston, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, Newark, Washington and Los Angeles?
For a one-way search for Wednesday 2 December 2026, the airlines’ own booking engines printed these nonstop durations: Miami 2h 54m to 2h 59m and Dallas/Fort Worth 3h 21m or 3h 23m (American); Houston 2 hours and 55 or 56 minutes, Washington-Dulles 4 hours and 42 minutes, Chicago-O’Hare 4 hours and 46 minutes, Los Angeles 4 hours and 48 minutes and Newark 5 hours and 12 minutes (United). Read 10 November 2026.
What is the shortest nonstop flight to Guatemala City from the US?
In this search of United and American flights for 2 December 2026, Miami: American printed 2h 54m for AA 2395. Houston is one minute behind, with United printing 2 hours and 55 minutes for UA 1751 and UA 1632. Other airlines and other US gateways were not searched.
How long is the flight from New York to Guatemala?
United’s nonstop from Newark, UA 1551, was printed at 5 hours and 12 minutes for 2 December 2026, departing 6:36 PM and arriving 10:48 PM local time. This search did not cover JFK or other airlines; which airlines fly nonstop from the New York area is on our direct flights to Guatemala page.
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Guatemala City?
United printed 4 hours and 48 minutes for UA 1137 on 2 December 2026: it leaves Los Angeles at 11:00 PM and lands in Guatemala City at 5:48 AM the next morning, 3 December.
Does United fly nonstop from San Francisco or Denver to Guatemala City?
United’s booking search for 2 December 2026 returned no nonstop result from San Francisco or from Denver to Guatemala City (read 10 November 2026). That is one date, so it does not show what United flies on other dates.
Are these flight times fixed?
No. They are the scheduled durations each airline printed for one travel date, Wednesday 2 December 2026, searched on 10 November 2026. Schedules change by season and day of the week, so search your own date before you plan a connection or a pickup.
