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UA 2490 on time

United Airlines 2490: Nashville to Houston at 6:42 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
188 flights · likely 65–78%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+75 min
average delay
Similar flights
72%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 2490 flights from Nashville arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

UA 2490: BNA → IAH

Scheduled to leave Nashville at 6:42 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (188 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Nashville to Houston (99% of days). United Airlines's last BNA–IAH flight was cancelled 0.8% of the time, against 0.6% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 6:30 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Aug 2025: 82% on time (22 flights)82AugSep 2025: 100% on time (20 flights)100SepOct 2025: too few flights (14 flights)OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovJan 2026: 88% on time (17 flights)88JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (19 flights)89FebMar 2026: 74% on time (19 flights)74MarApr 2026: 81% on time (21 flights)81AprMay 2026: 59% on time (22 flights)59MayJun 2026: 41% on time (17 flights)41JunJul 2026: 41% on time (17 flights)41JulAug 2026: 57% on time (21 flights)57Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4168%
Tuesday1—
Wednesday18—
Thursday4279%
Friday4166%
Saturday7—
Sunday3866%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 48%Severe weather 23%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%

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Questions

How often is UA 2490 from BNA to IAH late?

United Airlines 2490 from Nashville, TN to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 188 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% 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.