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Route Reliability

Houston → Salt Lake City

IAHSLC · 1,195 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
2,186
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines83%1,011 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines83%1,175 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

IAH–SLC flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 77% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

IAH–SLC flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 78%.

Not much between Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 83% to 83% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Slipping a little lately.

IAH–SLC flights arrived on time 81% 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
  • Mon80%(315 flights)
  • Tue87%(309 flights)
  • Wed80%(311 flights)
  • Thu85%(315 flights)
  • Fri82%(324 flights)
  • Sat87%(278 flights)
  • Sun78%(316 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(393 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(600 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(427 flights)
  • 3–6 PM85%(87 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(661 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 75% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%171
July 202577%180
August 202578%173
September 202591%167
October 202582%175
November 202581%154
December 202583%207
January 202691%195
February 202691%183
March 202682%212
April 202682%175
May 202680%176

Based on 2,186 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.