Historical on-time performance
Houston to Long Beach
Flights on HOU–LGB arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 475 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.6%Flights475
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- 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 HOU → LGB
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 78% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 746 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 20 min · 102 flights · limited
- Middays80% on time · p90 20 min · 256 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 35 min · 605 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 258 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 20 min · 197 flights · limited
- Mondays83% on time · p90 20 min · 280 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 256 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 35 min · 283 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 278 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 157 flights · limited
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