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Route Reliability

Houston → Wichita

IAH–ICT · 542 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
1,407
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 81% of the time across 1,407 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

IAH–ICT flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 74% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

IAH–ICT flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 77%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(203 flights)
  • Tue86%(184 flights)
  • Wed85%(199 flights)
  • Thu80%(214 flights)
  • Fri77%(208 flights)
  • Sat78%(172 flights)
  • Sun77%(206 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(327 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(528 flights)
  • 3–6 PM86%(120 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(409 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 67% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%121
July 202575%133
August 202581%118
September 202588%95
October 202584%122
November 202577%133
December 202583%118
January 202681%116
February 202681%96
March 202678%111
April 202690%100
May 202685%123

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Based on 1,407 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.