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IAH Houston

IAH → HOB on time

Houston Bush Intercontinental (Houston, TX) to Lea (Hobbs, NM). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
75%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.1%
365 flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+174 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

75% of flights from Houston to Hobbs arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is worse than the typical U.S. route. 15% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for IAH → HOB: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 35% of the time. About 1 in 8 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 24 three hours or more; 1.1% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 365 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
United Airlines36575%1.1%−12 min13.2%+174 minSkyWest 72%, CommutAir 28%

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at IAH). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%7 p.m. departures: 70% on time (287 flights)707p8 p.m. departures: too few flights (76 flights)8p
IAH → HOB, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026.

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (93 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (85 flights)FebMar: too few flights (93 flights)MarApr: too few flights (90 flights)AprMay: too few flights (93 flights)MayJun: too few flights (90 flights)JunJul: too few flights (93 flights)JulAug: too few flights (93 flights)AugSep: too few flights (90 flights)SepOct: too few flights (93 flights)OctNov: too few flights (90 flights)NovDec: too few flights (93 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday53——
Tuesday52——
Wednesday52——
Thursday52——
Friday52——
Saturday52——
Sunday52——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 53%Late inbound plane 20%Severe weather 19%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%

Cancellations: weather 3 · air traffic/airport 1

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Questions

How often are flights from IAH to HOB on time?

75% of 365 scheduled flights from Houston, TX to Hobbs, NM arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% were cancelled.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.