Historical on-time performance
Midland to Houston
Flights on MAF–IAH arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 805 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.2%Flights410
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.8%Flights395
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft19%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 12 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 MAF → IAH
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 78% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,355 flights
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 35 min · 446 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 203 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 35 min · 378 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 246 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 347 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 353 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 30 min · 382 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 369 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 25 min · 367 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 35 min · 318 flights
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