Flight Reliability
UA 1098 · United Airlines
Houston → Washington (IAH–DCA)
100
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 97%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 10 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 0%
- Cancelled
- 13 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 37 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Well ahead of the IAH–DCA route.
UA 1098 arrived on time 97% of the time, versus 76% across the IAH–DCA route.
Well ahead of the United Airlines network.
UA 1098 arrived on time 97% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon—(5 flights)
- Tue—(6 flights)
- Wed—(6 flights)
- Thu—(5 flights)
- Fri—(5 flights)
- Sat—(5 flights)
- Sun—(5 flights)
- Departures on time
- 100%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 37
- Months covered
- 2
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 37 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.