DSM → IAH United Airlines

United Airlines · Des Moines, IA to Houston, TX · 728 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 9 flight numbers

On-time arrival
87%
Median delay
-11 min
90th percentile
+26 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How on-time is United Airlines from DSM to IAH?

Across every United Airlines flight number on DSM → IAH (728 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 87% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -11 min; the worst 10% ran +26 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time61987%
16-30 min274%
31-60 min264%
61-120 min183%
2+ hrs253%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-076185%+4 min
2025-086285%+5 min
2025-096093%-9 min
2025-106290%-7 min
2025-115686%+3 min
2025-126184%+5 min
2026-016090%-9 min
2026-025591%+6 min
2026-035791%-8 min
2026-046082%+1 min
2026-056179%+8 min
2026-066083%+9 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon10286%
Tue10685%
Wed10285%
Thu10189%
Fri10388%
Sat10086%
Sun10186%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…