UA1798 DTW → IAH

United Airlines · Detroit, MI to Houston, TX · 126 flights observed, 2025-08-20 to 2026-05-20 · 1,075 mi

UA1798 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DTW → IAH, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
91%
Median delay
-15 min
90th percentile
+8 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA1798 on time?

Across 126 flights on DTW → IAH from 2025-08-20 to 2026-05-20, UA1798 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 91% of the time. The median arrival delay was -15 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +8 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time11591%
16-30 min54%
31-60 min32%
61-120 min22%
2+ hrs11%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-081283%-6 min
2025-092496%-10 min
2025-106100%-21 min
2025-113087%-15 min
2025-1210%+19 min
2026-033100%-15 min
2026-0430100%-10 min
2026-052085%-1 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1995%
Tue1894%
Wed1989%
Thu17100%
Fri1788%
Sat1782%
Sun1989%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…