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UA 1420 on time

United Airlines 1420: Houston to Portland at 8:00 p.m.; Indianapolis to Houston at 5:26 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for IAH → PDX, its busiest leg

On time
76%
340 flights · likely 72–81%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+54 min
average delay
Similar flights
77%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 1420 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

UA 1420: IAH → PDX

Scheduled to leave Houston at 8:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (340 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (77%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Houston to Portland (100% of days). United Airlines's last IAH–PDX flight was cancelled 0.6% of the time, against 0.0% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 9:30 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61OctNov 2025: 69% on time (29 flights)69NovDec 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87DecJan 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 76% on time (29 flights)76MayJun 2026: 72% on time (25 flights)72JunJul 2026: 68% on time (25 flights)68JulAug 2026: 76% on time (21 flights)76Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5375%
Tuesday3876%
Wednesday4879%
Thursday5173%
Friday5175%
Saturday4879%
Sunday5178%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 49%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 30%Severe weather 12%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%

All flights IAH → PDX · Connecting off UA 1420? Check the risk

UA 1420: IND → IAH

Scheduled to leave Indianapolis at 5:26 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (175 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Indianapolis to Houston (100% of days). United Airlines's last IND–IAH flight was cancelled 1.1% of the time, against 0.6% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 7:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2026: 78% on time (27 flights)78MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JulAug 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2673%
Tuesday2580%
Wednesday2568%
Thursday2677%
Friday2685%
Saturday2273%
Sunday2568%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 49%Late inbound plane 37%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 12%Severe weather 2%

All flights IND → IAH · Connecting off UA 1420? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 1420 from IAH to PDX late?

United Airlines 1420 from Houston, TX to Portland, OR arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 340 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1420 from IND to IAH late?

United Airlines 1420 from Indianapolis, IN to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 175 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check United Airlines for today's flight. Method.