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Flight Reliability

UA 4343 · United Airlines

Houston → SGF (IAHSGF)90% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ELP–IAH, IAH–ECP) are included in these numbers.

86
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 293 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

UA 4343 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 62% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

UA 4343 arrived on time 90% of the time on Thursdays and just 69% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Ticking up lately.

UA 4343 arrived on time 84% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(39 flights)
  • Tue81%(32 flights)
  • Wed85%(40 flights)
  • Thu90%(40 flights)
  • Fri81%(41 flights)
  • Sat79%(47 flights)
  • Sun69%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(6 flights)
  • 12–3 PM62%(13 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(271 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Aug 84% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202584%19
September 202590%30
October 202571%31
November 202576%29
December 202573%30
January 202689%26
February 202679%24
March 202683%30
April 202680%30
May 202690%29
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
291
Months covered
12

Based on 293 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.