Historical on-time performance
Baton Rouge to Houston
253 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BTR–IAH arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 435 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.7%Flights435
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft26%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 3 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BTR → IAH
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 35 min · 266 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 50 min · 160 flights · limited
- Evenings77% on time · p90 75 min · 208 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 80 min · 403 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 152 flights · limited
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 60 min · 144 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 65 min · 152 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 151 flights · limited
- Sundays73% on time · p90 90 min · 149 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 60 min · 170 flights · limited
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 85 min · 119 flights · limited
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