Flight OddsUA491 LAX → IAH
United Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to Houston, TX · 286 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 1,379 mi
UA491 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for LAX → IAH, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
93%
Median delay
-11 min
90th percentile
+11 min
Cancellation rate
1%
How often is UA491 on time?
Across 286 flights on LAX → IAH from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, UA491 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 93% of the time. The median arrival delay was -11 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +11 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 264 | 93% |
| 16-30 min | 8 | 3% |
| 31-60 min | 8 | 3% |
| 61-120 min | 2 | 1% |
| 2+ hrs | 1 | 0% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 31 | 94% | -7 min |
| 2025-08 | 30 | 97% | -3 min |
| 2025-09 | 7 | 86% | -10 min |
| 2025-10 | 30 | 93% | -7 min |
| 2025-11 | 28 | 82% | +1 min |
| 2025-12 | 15 | 87% | +1 min |
| 2026-01 | 5 | 80% | -13 min |
| 2026-02 | 17 | 100% | -13 min |
| 2026-03 | 29 | 90% | 0 min |
| 2026-04 | 30 | 100% | -16 min |
| 2026-05 | 31 | 94% | -7 min |
| 2026-06 | 30 | 100% | -12 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 42 | 98% |
| Tue | 39 | 92% |
| Wed | 38 | 92% |
| Thu | 40 | 95% |
| Fri | 41 | 93% |
| Sat | 42 | 86% |
| Sun | 41 | 98% |
Other routes
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