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UA 4009 on time

United Airlines 4009: Houston to El Paso at 7:57 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
81%
309 flights · likely 76–85%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+84 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 4009 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

UA 4009: IAH → ELP

Scheduled to leave Houston at 7:57 p.m. local time, operated by Mesa Airlines as YV 4009. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (309 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4576%
Tuesday4475%
Wednesday4493%
Thursday4386%
Friday4475%
Saturday4486%
Sunday4576%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 47%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 42%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 4009 from IAH to ELP late?

United Airlines 4009 from Houston, TX to El Paso, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 309 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.