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UA 3990 on time

United Airlines 3990: Houston to Louisville at 8:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
86%
294 flights · likely 82–90%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+56 min
average delay
Similar flights
85%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 UA 3990 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

UA 3990: IAH → SDF

Scheduled to leave Houston at 8:30 a.m. local time, operated by Mesa Airlines as YV 3990. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (294 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 97% on time (29 flights)97NovDec 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83DecJan 2026: 72% on time (25 flights)72JanFeb 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92FebMar 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74MarApr 2026: 93% on time (29 flights)93AprMay 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4587%
Tuesday4482%
Wednesday4386%
Thursday4083%
Friday4486%
Saturday3597%
Sunday4386%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 45%Late inbound plane 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is UA 3990 from IAH to SDF late?

United Airlines 3990 from Houston, TX to Louisville, KY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 294 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.