Flight Reliability
UA 6256 · United Airlines
Houston → Albuquerque (IAH–ABQ)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ABQ–IAH) are included in these numbers.
- 87%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 1 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0%
- Cancelled
- 6 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 143 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
12–3 PM has a slight edge.
Departures between 12–3 PM arrived on time 93% of the time, against 86% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Tuesdays have been rough.
UA 6256 arrived on time 95% of the time on Wednesdays and just 80% on Tuesdays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit ahead of the IAH–ABQ route.
UA 6256 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 84% across the IAH–ABQ route.
Better than the United Airlines network average.
UA 6256 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon90%(19 flights)
- Tue80%(20 flights)
- Wed95%(20 flights)
- Thu89%(18 flights)
- Fri89%(18 flights)
- Sat87%(23 flights)
- Sun84%(25 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM86%(116 flights)
- 12–3 PM93%(27 flights)
Jun 70% → Dec 100% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 70% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 96% | 24 |
| November 2025 | 80% | 10 |
| December 2025 | 100% | 16 |
- Departures on time
- 87%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 143
- Months covered
- 7
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 143 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.