Historical on-time performance
Memphis to Houston
Flights on MEM–IAH arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 987 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9020 minCancel2.0%Flights248
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.8%Flights739
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft27%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
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 11 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 MEM → 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 71% to 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,181 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 40 min · 420 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 35 min · 118 flights · limited
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 60 min · 448 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 295 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 326 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 317 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 300 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 304 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 35 min · 315 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 310 flights
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