UA685 IAH → DTW

United Airlines · Houston, TX to Detroit, MI · 229 flights observed, 2025-08-19 to 2026-06-30 · 1,075 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -2 min, while the worst 10% run +60 min or later.

UA685 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for IAH → DTW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+60 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA685 on time?

Across 229 flights on IAH → DTW from 2025-08-19 to 2026-06-30, UA685 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 71% of the time. The median arrival delay was -2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +60 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time16371%
16-30 min219%
31-60 min219%
61-120 min157%
2+ hrs84%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-081346%+15 min
2025-092483%-4 min
2025-10650%+44 min
2025-112875%+15 min
2025-121580%+2 min
2026-01580%-2 min
2026-021776%-10 min
2026-032959%+25 min
2026-043070%+13 min
2026-053177%+7 min
2026-063073%+26 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3462%
Tue3376%
Wed3288%
Thu3272%
Fri3364%
Sat3083%
Sun3459%

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