Flight Reliability
UA 3982 · United Airlines
Houston → Albuquerque (IAH–ABQ)80% of its flights flew this route. The rest (BTR–IAH, IAH–LIT) are included in these numbers.
- 91%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 1.0%
- Cancelled
- 11 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 194 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Mondays have been rough.
UA 3982 arrived on time 97% of the time on Wednesdays and just 79% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.
Better than the IAH–ABQ route average.
UA 3982 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 84% across the IAH–ABQ route.
Better than the United Airlines network average.
UA 3982 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
Ticking up lately.
UA 3982 arrived on time 94% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 87% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon79%(24 flights)
- Tue91%(32 flights)
- Wed97%(31 flights)
- Thu92%(25 flights)
- Fri92%(24 flights)
- Sat96%(28 flights)
- Sun89%(28 flights)
- 6–9 AM—(2 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM91%(155 flights)
- 12–3 PM91%(34 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
Oct 87% → May 100% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 90% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 84% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 88% | 17 |
| April 2026 | 93% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 100% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 91%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 192
- Months covered
- 9
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 194 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.