Historical on-time performance
Long Beach to Houston
1,374 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGB–HOU arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
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-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.2%Flights475
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 1 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 LGB → HOU
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 704 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 25 min · 590 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 40 min · 414 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 89% on time.
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 157 flights · limited
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 256 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 278 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 25 min · 197 flights · limited
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 280 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 283 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 20 min · 258 flights
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