TRIP REPORT: Houston IAH - Columbus CMH (UA4072)

What’s up guys, thanks for checking this topic out. Join me as we travel aboard United Express 4072 from Houston Intercontinental to Columbus Ohio.

Flight Details

Route: IAH-CMH
Departure time/date: 8/4/2026 | 1715Z
Arrival time/date: 8/4/2026 | 2005Z
Distance: 906NM
Flight Time: 2hrs 7min
Flight Number: YV4072
Aircraft: E175
Registration: N88359

Today our flight departs out of IAH’s terminal B, home to United Express operations. More specifically we will be departing out of B41 today. Here is a photo I took prior to hopping on our ride: N88359, an 8y/o E175 operating under Mesa Airlines.


Today our seat will be 22F, the last row on the right side of the aircraft. United offers 12 business class in seats in a 2x1 layout followed by 60 economy class seats in a 2x2 layout, very typical of an E175.

We Departed from Runway 15R and made a right turn to fly the INDIE8 departure to the north east. Here is one last glimpse of Houston prior to heading off to Columbus. Departed at 1:34PM, 1hr 19minutes behind schedule.

Today we cruised at 33,000FT while at Mach 0.76. Currently over Shreveport while the flight attendants carry out the onboard serivce,. Ordered a stroop waffle and a lemonade.

Nothing much to see here besides Paducah KY and the Ohio River.

Looked out the window to find myself over Evansville, that means we are only 1 state away from reaching Ohio. A short while later be began our descent into CMH.

Currently over Cincinnati at around 24,000FT, we’re nearly there!

Final photo with a view of downtown Columbus prior to landing, shot the JAKTZ2 arrival into runway 10R.


Welcome to Columbus John Glenn INLT Airport! Arrived at 4:41PM (36min behind schedule). We made our way over to B31, parked, and deplaned. Total flight time of 2hrs 7min. Aircraft will be heading back down to IAH in around an hour or so. Thank y’all so much for joining me on this adventure, definitely would recommend to try this route out.

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Quite some unconventional shot locations