Flight Reliability
UA 4987 · United Airlines
Houston → Wichita (IAH–ICT)
81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 84%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 17 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.9%
- Cancelled
- 15 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 52 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Friday is doing you no favors.
UA 4987 arrived on time 100% of the time on Thursdays. On Fridays: 90%.
A bit ahead of the IAH–ICT route.
UA 4987 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 81% across the IAH–ICT route.
A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.
UA 4987 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon—(8 flights)
- Tue—(3 flights)
- Wed—(5 flights)
- Thu100%(11 flights)
- Fri90%(10 flights)
- Sat—(6 flights)
- Sun—(8 flights)
- Departures on time
- 82%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 51
- Months covered
- 3
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 52 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.