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Flight Reliability

UA 6291 · United Airlines

Houston → Panama City (IAHECP)80% of its flights flew this route. The rest (MAF–IAH, IAD–ATL) are included in these numbers.

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 96 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

UA 6291 departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 82% between 6–9 PM.

Saturdays have been rough.

UA 6291 arrived on time 93% of the time on Mondays and just 73% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the IAH–ECP route.

UA 6291 arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 77% across the IAH–ECP route.

A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.

UA 6291 arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon93%(15 flights)
  • Tue80%(15 flights)
  • Wed91%(11 flights)
  • Thu92%(12 flights)
  • Fri82%(11 flights)
  • Sat73%(15 flights)
  • Sun75%(16 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM90%(10 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM82%(76 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(8 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
Apr

Jun 91% → Apr 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202591%11
February 202688%17
March 202667%30
April 202693%29
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
95
Months covered
6

Based on 96 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.