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UA 1956 on time

United Airlines 1956: Houston to Fort Lauderdale at 6:26 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
235 flights · likely 72–83%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+68 min
average delay
Similar flights
79%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 1956 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

UA 1956: IAH → FLL

Scheduled to leave Houston at 6:26 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (235 flights), in line with 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 Houston to Fort Lauderdale (100% of days). United Airlines's last IAH–FLL flight was cancelled 0.3% of the time, against 0.7% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 7:35 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Dec 2025: too few flights (13 flights)DecJan 2026: 96% on time (26 flights)96JanFeb 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88FebMar 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 70% on time (23 flights)70MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JulAug 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3773%
Tuesday3388%
Wednesday3491%
Thursday3768%
Friday3773%
Saturday2273%
Sunday3580%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 47%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 30%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 10%

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Questions

How often is UA 1956 from IAH to FLL late?

United Airlines 1956 from Houston, TX to Fort Lauderdale, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 235 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% 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.