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Route Reliability

Houston → MFE

IAH–MFE · 316 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to MFE Airport

84
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
2,196
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 2,196 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

IAH–MFE flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 76% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Skip Monday if you can.

IAH–MFE flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 77%.

Recent months have been rougher.

IAH–MFE flights arrived on time 80% 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%(311 flights)
  • Tue87%(305 flights)
  • Wed81%(314 flights)
  • Thu86%(310 flights)
  • Fri84%(322 flights)
  • Sat82%(291 flights)
  • Sun81%(308 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(189 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(345 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(553 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(285 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(608 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM76%(181 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 69% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%193
July 202578%185
August 202579%192
September 202591%192
October 202591%208
November 202582%185
December 202584%210
January 202690%135
February 202689%125
March 202683%173
April 202681%174
May 202676%189

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Based on 2,196 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.