UA278 IAH → PHX

United Airlines · Houston, TX to Phoenix, AZ · 74 flights observed, 2025-12-02 to 2026-03-04 · 1,009 mi

This flight's scheduled flight time has grown by 11 min since 2025-12 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.

UA278 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for IAH → PHX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
93%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+11 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA278 on time?

Across 74 flights on IAH → PHX from 2025-12-02 to 2026-03-04, UA278 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 93% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +11 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time6993%
16-30 min23%
31-60 min23%
61-120 min11%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121681%+1 min
2026-012696%-6 min
2026-022896%-9 min
2026-034100%-25 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1090%
Tue12100%
Wed1292%
Thu1080%
Fri10100%
Sat1090%
Sun10100%

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