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Route Reliability

Houston → MEI

IAH–MEI · 422 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to MEI Airport

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
627
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 76% of the time across 627 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

IAH–MEI flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 72% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

IAH–MEI flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Tuesdays and just 64% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Slipping a little lately.

IAH–MEI flights arrived on time 73% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 77% 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
  • Mon80%(102 flights)
  • Tue87%(53 flights)
  • Wed75%(99 flights)
  • Thu79%(99 flights)
  • Fri78%(102 flights)
  • Sat69%(55 flights)
  • Sun64%(103 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(259 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(177 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(176 flights)
On-time trend by month
62%
May

Jun 62% → May 62% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%47
July 202569%52
August 202569%52
September 202590%51
October 202591%54
November 202573%48
December 202586%55
January 202674%50
February 202671%48
March 202678%51
April 202679%52
May 202662%53

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Based on 627 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.