UA5478 STL → IAH

United Airlines · St. Louis, MO to Houston, TX · 35 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-08-18 · 667 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -10 min, while the worst 10% run +86 min or later.

UA5478 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for STL → IAH, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
-10 min
90th percentile
+86 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA5478 on time?

Across 35 flights on STL → IAH from 2025-07-01 to 2025-08-18, UA5478 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 71% of the time. The median arrival delay was -10 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +86 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2571%
16-30 min26%
31-60 min26%
61-120 min39%
2+ hrs39%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072365%+70 min
2025-081283%+22 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon757%
Tue786%
Wed771%
Thu786%
FriNo data—
SatNo data—
Sun757%

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