Flight Reliability
UA 781 · United Airlines
Houston → Santa Ana (IAH–SNA)
95
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 87%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 0%
- Cancelled
- 7 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 68 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Thursdays have been rough.
UA 781 arrived on time 100% of the time on Tuesdays and just 60% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Better than the United Airlines network average.
UA 781 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon—(9 flights)
- Tue100%(10 flights)
- Wed90%(10 flights)
- Thu60%(10 flights)
- Fri100%(10 flights)
- Sat80%(10 flights)
- Sun—(9 flights)
88%
Oct
Aug 92% → Oct 88% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | 92% | 13 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 88% | 25 |
- Departures on time
- 85%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 68
- Months covered
- 3
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 68 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.