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UA 4946 on time

United Airlines 4946: Houston to Huntsville at 2:55 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
76%
317 flights · likely 71–80%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+72 min
average delay
Similar flights
82%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 4946 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 4946: IAH → HSV

Scheduled to leave Houston at 2:55 p.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4946. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (317 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90OctNov 2025: 85% on time (27 flights)85NovDec 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76DecJan 2026: 67% on time (18 flights)67JanFeb 2026: 85% on time (20 flights)85FebMar 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70MarApr 2026: 94% on time (17 flights)94AprMay 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5368%
Tuesday3577%
Wednesday4075%
Thursday5190%
Friday5281%
Saturday3569%
Sunday5169%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 47%Late inbound plane 45%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 6%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is UA 4946 from IAH to HSV late?

United Airlines 4946 from Houston, TX to Huntsville, AL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 317 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% 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.