Flight OddsUA491 IAH → MSY
United Airlines · Houston, TX to New Orleans, LA · 301 flights observed, 2025-08-19 to 2026-06-30 · 305 mi
UA491 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for IAH → MSY, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
93%
Median delay
-13 min
90th percentile
+8 min
Cancellation rate
0%
How often is UA491 on time?
Across 301 flights on IAH → MSY from 2025-08-19 to 2026-06-30, UA491 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 93% of the time. The median arrival delay was -13 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).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 279 | 93% |
| 16-30 min | 11 | 4% |
| 31-60 min | 5 | 2% |
| 61-120 min | 6 | 2% |
| 2+ hrs | 0 | 0% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08 | 13 | 92% | -7 min |
| 2025-09 | 30 | 97% | -15 min |
| 2025-10 | 31 | 97% | -9 min |
| 2025-11 | 29 | 90% | -3 min |
| 2025-12 | 28 | 100% | -12 min |
| 2026-01 | 26 | 77% | -2 min |
| 2026-02 | 22 | 91% | -11 min |
| 2026-03 | 31 | 100% | -9 min |
| 2026-04 | 30 | 100% | -12 min |
| 2026-05 | 31 | 90% | -6 min |
| 2026-06 | 30 | 83% | -1 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 45 | 98% |
| Tue | 45 | 91% |
| Wed | 41 | 93% |
| Thu | 38 | 89% |
| Fri | 44 | 95% |
| Sat | 43 | 91% |
| Sun | 45 | 91% |
Other routes
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