Historical on-time performance
Houston to Midland
441 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–MAF arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,342 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights1,342
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
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 → MAF
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,174 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 690 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 623 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 50 min · 392 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 45 min · 990 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 624 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 625 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 25 min · 455 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 35 min · 613 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 609 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 622 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 321 flights
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