Historical on-time performance
Houston to Long Beach
1,374 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–LGB arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 523 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.6%Flights523
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly HOU → LGB
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 791 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 20 min · 264 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 30 min · 183 flights · limited
- Evenings78% on time · p90 35 min · 577 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 281 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 30 min · 197 flights · limited
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 298 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 302 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 25 min · 302 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 20 min · 156 flights · limited
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 279 flights
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