Historical on-time performance
Meridian to Houston
422 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MEI–IAH arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 627 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.6%Flights627
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather90%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 10 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 MEI → 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 74% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 40 min · 1,095 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 330 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 55 min · 322 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 80 min · 129 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 40 min · 308 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 311 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 50 min · 314 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 55 min · 310 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 50 min · 161 flights · limited
- Sundays78% on time · p90 50 min · 313 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 159 flights · limited
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