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UA 4271 on time

United Airlines 4271: Brownsville to Houston at 9:20 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
322 flights · likely 84–91%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+68 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 UA 4271 flights from Brownsville arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

UA 4271: BRO → IAH

Scheduled to leave Brownsville at 9:20 a.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4271. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (322 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90NovDec 2025: 88% on time (17 flights)88DecJan 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92JanFeb 2026: 100% on time (28 flights)100FebMar 2026: too few flights (7 flights)MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4787%
Tuesday4789%
Wednesday4789%
Thursday4584%
Friday4591%
Saturday4591%
Sunday4683%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 32%Late inbound plane 22%Severe weather 8%

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Questions

How often is UA 4271 from BRO to IAH late?

United Airlines 4271 from Brownsville, TX to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 322 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.