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UA 6290 on time

United Airlines 6290: Fayetteville to Houston at 5:12 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
205 flights · likely 77–87%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+72 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 6290 flights from Fayetteville arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

UA 6290: XNA → IAH

Scheduled to leave Fayetteville at 5:12 p.m. local time, operated by Mesa Airlines as YV 6290. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (205 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Fayetteville to Houston (76% of days). United Airlines's last XNA–IAH flight was cancelled 1.1% of the time, against 1.2% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 6:30 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 86% on time (28 flights)86NovDec 2025: 82% on time (17 flights)82DecFeb 2026: too few flights (14 flights)FebMar 2026: 90% on time (21 flights)90MarApr 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74JunJul 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81JulAug 2026: too few flights (8 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3479%
Tuesday3281%
Wednesday3090%
Thursday3385%
Friday3184%
Saturday15—
Sunday3077%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 49%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 32%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 14%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is UA 6290 from XNA to IAH late?

United Airlines 6290 from Fayetteville, AR to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 205 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.