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Flight Reliability

UA 1886 · United Airlines

Houston → Newark (IAH–EWR)

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Saturdays have been rough.

UA 1886 arrived on time 94% of the time on Tuesdays and just 77% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Better than the IAH–EWR route average.

UA 1886 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 75% across the IAH–EWR route.

Better than the United Airlines network average.

UA 1886 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(51 flights)
  • Tue94%(51 flights)
  • Wed90%(52 flights)
  • Thu90%(50 flights)
  • Fri90%(52 flights)
  • Sat77%(52 flights)
  • Sun92%(52 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 97% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202597%30
July 202590%30
August 202594%31
September 2025100%30
October 202587%31
November 202583%30
December 202581%31
January 202690%30
February 202685%27
March 202676%29
April 202693%30
May 202690%31
Departures on time
92%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
360
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 365 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.