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UA 4821 on time

United Airlines 4821: Houston to Amarillo at 9:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
287 flights · likely 84–91%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−17 min
median vs schedule
When late
+80 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 UA 4821 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 17 minutes early.

UA 4821: IAH → AMA

Scheduled to leave Houston at 9:30 a.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4821. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (287 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: 90% on time (29 flights)90SepOct 2025: 100% on time (23 flights)100OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 71% on time (17 flights)71DecJan 2026: 94% on time (17 flights)94JanFeb 2026: 100% on time (25 flights)100FebMar 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77MarApr 2026: 94% on time (17 flights)94AprMay 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81MayJun 2026: 82% on time (22 flights)82JunJul 2026: 87% on time (23 flights)87JulAug 2026: 96% on time (27 flights)96Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5088%
Tuesday3992%
Wednesday4188%
Thursday4988%
Friday4992%
Saturday2374%
Sunday3689%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 56%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is UA 4821 from IAH to AMA late?

United Airlines 4821 from Houston, TX to Amarillo, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 287 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.