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Route Reliability

Houston → HRL

IAH–HRL · 295 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to HRL Airport

86
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
1,418
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 82% of the time across 1,418 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

IAH–HRL flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 80% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

IAH–HRL flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 77%.

Slipping a little lately.

IAH–HRL flights arrived on time 84% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 88% 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
  • Mon77%(199 flights)
  • Tue84%(204 flights)
  • Wed87%(200 flights)
  • Thu83%(202 flights)
  • Fri86%(193 flights)
  • Sat78%(201 flights)
  • Sun81%(204 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(197 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(511 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(669 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM92%(26 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 63% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%114
July 202573%123
August 202580%124
September 202589%120
October 202588%124
November 202579%112
December 202584%118
January 202688%114
February 202691%102
March 202685%120
April 202684%119
May 202684%113

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Based on 1,418 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.