Historical on-time performance
Houston to Amarillo
519 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IAH–AMA arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 140 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.4%Flights140
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline69%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft17%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly IAH → AMA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 74% to 80% on time.
- Middays80% on time · p90 45 min · 148 flights · limited
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 35 min · 214 flights
- Mornings78% on time · p90 100 min · 67 flights · limited
- Overnights76% on time · p90 55 min · 208 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 65 min · 171 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 30 min · 94 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 120 flights · limited
- Fridays82% on time · p90 45 min · 121 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 128 flights · limited
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 116 flights · limited
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 116 flights · limited
- Sundays70% on time · p90 80 min · 113 flights · limited
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