Route Reliability
Memphis → Houston
MEM–IAH · 468 miles · Memphis International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- 82%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.5%
- Cancelled
- 1,689
- 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 1,689 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
MEM–IAH flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 70% between 12–3 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
MEM–IAH flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 78%.
Slipping a little lately.
MEM–IAH flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 86% 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
- Mon82%(252 flights)
- Tue85%(217 flights)
- Wed82%(238 flights)
- Thu82%(252 flights)
- Fri78%(254 flights)
- Sat79%(208 flights)
- Sun84%(241 flights)
- 6–9 AM87%(389 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM85%(626 flights)
- 12–3 PM70%(20 flights)
- 3–6 PM75%(477 flights)
- 6–9 PM81%(148 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM—(2 flights)
Jun 65% → May 82% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 65% | 130 |
| July 2025 | 79% | 130 |
| August 2025 | 81% | 130 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 132 |
| October 2025 | 83% | 155 |
| November 2025 | 81% | 166 |
| December 2025 | 80% | 152 |
| January 2026 | 89% | 110 |
| February 2026 | 88% | 124 |
| March 2026 | 81% | 144 |
| April 2026 | 80% | 141 |
| May 2026 | 82% | 148 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,689 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.