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Route Reliability

Houston → Seattle

IAHSEA · 1,874 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
2,107
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines77%1,252 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines77%855 flights

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

IAH–SEA flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

IAH–SEA flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 74%.

Not much between United Airlines and Alaska Airlines.

On this route they all land within 77% to 77% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Trending in the right direction.

IAH–SEA flights arrived on time 85% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% 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
  • Mon74%(306 flights)
  • Tue83%(282 flights)
  • Wed77%(281 flights)
  • Thu79%(304 flights)
  • Fri77%(306 flights)
  • Sat75%(298 flights)
  • Sun75%(307 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(475 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(443 flights)
  • 12–3 PM89%(55 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(318 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(775 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM78%(18 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 63% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%220
July 202568%231
August 202569%225
September 202587%199
October 202583%174
November 202579%148
December 202571%167
January 202675%133
February 202682%112
March 202677%142
April 202691%150
May 202688%183

Based on 2,107 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.