Historical on-time performance
Houston to Lubbock
458 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IAH–LBB arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay110 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.1%of scheduled flights
based on 127 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep90110 minCancel3.1%Flights127
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft56%
- 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 IAH → LBB
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 — 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 45 min · 115 flights · limited
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 95 min · 166 flights · limited
- Overnights65% on time · p90 70 min · 68 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 77% on time.
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 25 min · 52 flights · limited
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 55 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 50 flights · limited
- Fridays68% on time · p90 55 min · 50 flights · limited
- Mondays66% on time · p90 140 min · 58 flights · limited
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