Flight Reliability
UA 4985 · United Airlines
Houston → LCH (IAH–LCH)
83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 83%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 12 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.5%
- Cancelled
- 11 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 209 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Saturdays have been rough.
UA 4985 arrived on time 94% of the time on Tuesdays and just 74% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.
UA 4985 arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon74%(31 flights)
- Tue94%(31 flights)
- Wed87%(30 flights)
- Thu86%(29 flights)
- Fri87%(31 flights)
- Sat74%(23 flights)
- Sun74%(31 flights)
71%
May
Nov 86% → May 71% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | 86% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 71% | 28 |
| January 2026 | 83% | 30 |
| February 2026 | 92% | 25 |
| March 2026 | 90% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 83% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 71% | 28 |
- Departures on time
- 85%
- Diverted
- 1.0%
- Flights flown
- 206
- Months covered
- 8
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 209 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.