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UA 6296 · United Airlines

Raleigh–Durham → Houston (RDU–IAH)96% of its flights flew this route. The rest (IAH–MSP, ORF–IAD) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min early
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
18 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 267 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Friday is doing you no favors.

UA 6296 arrived on time 97% of the time on Tuesdays and just 78% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the RDU–IAH route.

UA 6296 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 84% across the RDU–IAH route.

Better than the United Airlines network average.

UA 6296 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon93%(40 flights)
  • Tue97%(35 flights)
  • Wed91%(35 flights)
  • Thu88%(40 flights)
  • Fri78%(40 flights)
  • Sat88%(32 flights)
  • Sun87%(39 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(4 flights)
  • 12–3 PM89%(253 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 86% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%22
August 202582%11
September 202596%26
October 202597%31
November 202590%29
December 202583%29
January 202688%24
February 202696%22
April 202693%30
May 202673%26
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
261
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 267 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.