Historical on-time performance
Houston to Midland
429 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IAH–MAF arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 747 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.4%Flights502
- United AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.4%Flights245
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft35%
- 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 → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 595 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 45 min · 395 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 50 min · 388 flights
- Overnights72% on time · p90 60 min · 566 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 55 min · 334 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 334 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 340 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 362 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 352 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 225 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 340 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 70 min · 325 flights
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