Flight Reliability
UA 6197 · United Airlines
Minneapolis → Houston (MSP–IAH)80% of its flights flew this route. The rest (TUL–IAH, IAH–DFW) are included in these numbers.
81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 81%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0%
- Cancelled
- 7 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 147 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 12–3 PM departure wins.
UA 6197 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 68% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Saturdays have been rough.
UA 6197 arrived on time 94% of the time on Fridays and just 73% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 147 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.
The breakdown
- Mon75%(20 flights)
- Tue76%(21 flights)
- Wed78%(23 flights)
- Thu86%(21 flights)
- Fri94%(18 flights)
- Sat73%(22 flights)
- Sun90%(19 flights)
- 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM68%(25 flights)
- 12–3 PM85%(112 flights)
- 6–9 PM—(6 flights)
91%
Oct
Jun 59% → Oct 91% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 59% | 17 |
| July 2025 | 86% | 29 |
| August 2025 | 81% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 86% | 29 |
| October 2025 | 91% | 22 |
- Departures on time
- 90%
- Diverted
- 2.0%
- Flights flown
- 144
- Months covered
- 11
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 147 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.