UA2486 IAH → SAN

United Airlines · Houston, TX to San Diego, CA · 86 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-09-24 · 1,303 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -10 min, while the worst 10% run +72 min or later.

UA2486 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for IAH → SAN, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-10 min
90th percentile
+72 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is UA2486 on time?

Across 86 flights on IAH → SAN from 2025-07-01 to 2025-09-24, UA2486 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 78% of the time. The median arrival delay was -10 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +72 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time6678%
16-30 min22%
31-60 min78%
61-120 min56%
2+ hrs56%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073073%+18 min
2025-083181%+1 min
2025-092479%+6 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1283%
Tue1392%
Wed1385%
Thu1275%
Fri1267%
Sat1164%
Sun1275%

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