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UA 4261 on time

United Airlines 4261: Houston to Lubbock at 9:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
176 flights · likely 81–91%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+68 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 UA 4261 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

UA 4261: IAH → LBB

Scheduled to leave Houston at 9:30 a.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4261. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (176 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94AugSep 2025: 79% on time (24 flights)79SepFeb 2026: too few flights (1 flights)FebMar 2026: 78% on time (27 flights)78MarApr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2681%
Tuesday2584%
Wednesday2584%
Thursday2592%
Friday2592%
Saturday2584%
Sunday2592%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 58%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 30%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is UA 4261 from IAH to LBB late?

United Airlines 4261 from Houston, TX to Lubbock, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 176 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.