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Flight Reliability

UA 4921 · United Airlines

Houston → LCH (IAHLCH)89% of its flights flew this route. The rest (IAH–CRP) are included in these numbers.

84
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 224 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

UA 4921 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 75% between 6–9 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

UA 4921 arrived on time 97% of the time on Tuesdays and just 69% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.

UA 4921 arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

Recent months have been rougher.

UA 4921 arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 90% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(32 flights)
  • Tue97%(33 flights)
  • Wed91%(32 flights)
  • Thu78%(32 flights)
  • Fri69%(32 flights)
  • Sat84%(25 flights)
  • Sun82%(34 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM75%(24 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(196 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 70% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%27
July 202581%26
August 202579%28
September 202590%30
October 2025100%31
November 202580%30
December 202565%17
May 202683%30
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
220
Months covered
9

Based on 224 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.