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Flight Reliability

UA 4243 · United Airlines

GPT → Houston (GPTIAH)95% of its flights flew this route. The rest (IAH–LBB, IAH–ELP) are included in these numbers.

82
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
15 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 337 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Wednesday is the weak spot.

UA 4243 arrived on time 86% of the time on Thursdays. On Wednesdays: 78%.

A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.

UA 4243 arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

Slipping a little lately.

UA 4243 arrived on time 79% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 86% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(51 flights)
  • Tue84%(38 flights)
  • Wed78%(45 flights)
  • Thu86%(50 flights)
  • Fri82%(51 flights)
  • Sat84%(44 flights)
  • Sun82%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(314 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(4 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 57% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%28
July 202574%31
August 202583%29
September 202597%30
October 202590%30
November 202592%26
December 202588%25
January 202682%28
February 202688%24
March 202689%26
April 202677%22
May 202671%31
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
330
Months covered
12

Based on 337 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.