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Flight Reliability

UA 4830 · United Airlines

Little Rock → Houston (LITIAH)87% of its flights flew this route. The rest (IAH–ICT, IAH–LFT) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
2.4%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 249 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

UA 4830 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 83% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

UA 4830 arrived on time 91% of the time on Sundays and just 76% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the LIT–IAH route.

UA 4830 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 79% across the LIT–IAH route.

A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.

UA 4830 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(36 flights)
  • Tue85%(33 flights)
  • Wed77%(35 flights)
  • Thu76%(37 flights)
  • Fri87%(38 flights)
  • Sat90%(30 flights)
  • Sun91%(33 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(210 flights)
  • 12–3 PM93%(29 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jul 80% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202580%30
August 2025100%18
November 202582%28
December 202588%24
January 202682%28
February 202684%25
March 202681%26
April 202690%30
May 202675%20
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
242
Months covered
12

Based on 249 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.