Historical on-time performance
Long Beach to Houston
1,374 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGB–HOU arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 523 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.4%Flights523
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 LGB → HOU
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 · 781 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 20 min · 556 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 35 min · 476 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 91% on time.
- Saturdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 156 flights · limited
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 279 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 298 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 20 min · 197 flights · limited
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 281 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 25 min · 302 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 25 min · 302 flights
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