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Route Reliability

Houston → VCT

IAH–VCT · 123 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to VCT Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
41 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
601
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 75% of the time across 601 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

IAH–VCT flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 65% between 3–6 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

IAH–VCT flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 69%.

Slipping a little lately.

IAH–VCT flights arrived on time 70% 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
  • Mon69%(91 flights)
  • Tue83%(59 flights)
  • Wed74%(89 flights)
  • Thu75%(87 flights)
  • Fri77%(93 flights)
  • Sat77%(65 flights)
  • Sun75%(94 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM73%(188 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(72 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM79%(318 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 73% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%48
July 202569%58
September 202589%46
October 202574%54
November 202582%55
December 202573%55
January 202673%51
February 202685%48
March 202664%55
April 202676%50
May 202671%52

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Based on 601 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.