UA5236 BHM → IAH

United Airlines · Birmingham, AL to Houston, TX · 33 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-10 · 562 mi

This flight has been getting more reliable recently — 2026-02's on-time rate (100%) is well above the 73% average from earlier months.

UA5236 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for BHM → IAH, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-3 min
90th percentile
+30 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA5236 on time?

Across 33 flights on BHM → IAH from 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-10, UA5236 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 79% of the time. The median arrival delay was -3 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +30 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2679%
16-30 min412%
31-60 min13%
61-120 min13%
2+ hrs13%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012673%+7 min
2026-027100%-14 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon580%
Tue683%
Wed4100%
Thu580%
Fri560%
Sat475%
Sun475%

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