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Route Reliability

Austin → Houston

AUSIAH · 140 miles · Austin–Bergstrom International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
2,858
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 77% of the time across 2,858 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

AUS–IAH flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 67% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 80% on time on Wednesdays against 74% on Mondays.

Recent months have been rougher.

AUS–IAH flights arrived on time 74% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 90% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(407 flights)
  • Tue79%(382 flights)
  • Wed80%(407 flights)
  • Thu76%(410 flights)
  • Fri76%(407 flights)
  • Sat80%(385 flights)
  • Sun75%(415 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM95%(353 flights)
  • 6–9 AM71%(360 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(438 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(638 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(622 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(402 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 72% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%230
July 202575%235
August 202575%239
September 202579%237
October 202563%239
November 202568%227
December 202583%241
January 202693%235
February 202693%220
March 202676%237
April 202679%234
May 202668%239

Based on 2,858 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.