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Route Reliability

Houston → Richmond

IAH–RIC · 1,157 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Richmond International Airport

86
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
706
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 84% of the time across 706 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

IAH–RIC flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 80% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

IAH–RIC flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 80%.

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%(103 flights)
  • Tue87%(98 flights)
  • Wed89%(96 flights)
  • Thu86%(102 flights)
  • Fri82%(99 flights)
  • Sat81%(96 flights)
  • Sun82%(102 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(97 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(264 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(335 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 66% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%58
July 202574%58
August 202581%59
September 202596%56
October 202589%62
November 202578%59
December 202585%60
January 202688%48
February 202690%52
March 202679%62
April 202693%60
May 202687%62

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Based on 706 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.