UA496 SAN → IAH

United Airlines · San Diego, CA to Houston, TX · 204 flights observed, 2025-08-01 to 2026-05-20 · 1,303 mi

This flight has a strong track record — on time 92% of the time, with a low cancellation rate.

UA496 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SAN → IAH, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
92%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+11 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA496 on time?

Across 204 flights on SAN → IAH from 2025-08-01 to 2026-05-20, UA496 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 92% 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-time18692%
16-30 min52%
31-60 min52%
61-120 min52%
2+ hrs10%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-081794%-3 min
2025-106100%-2 min
2025-113087%-2 min
2025-123187%+4 min
2026-013197%-9 min
2026-0211100%-12 min
2026-032781%+5 min
2026-0429100%-12 min
2026-052095%-6 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3090%
Tue2990%
Wed2896%
Thu27100%
Fri2986%
Sat2997%
Sun3087%

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