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UA 1976 on time

United Airlines 1976: Boston to Houston at 1:37 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
291 flights · likely 83–90%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−20 min
median vs schedule
When late
+87 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 UA 1976 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 20 minutes early.

UA 1976: BOS → IAH

Scheduled to leave Boston at 1:37 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (291 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 94% on time (18 flights)94AugOct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 97% on time (29 flights)97NovDec 2025: 93% on time (15 flights)93DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86JunJul 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4386%
Tuesday4183%
Wednesday4190%
Thursday4190%
Friday4281%
Saturday4090%
Sunday4388%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 44%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 27%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is UA 1976 from BOS to IAH late?

United Airlines 1976 from Boston, MA to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 291 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.