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Route Reliability

San Jose → Houston

SJC–IAH · 1,608 miles · San José Mineta International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport

75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
215
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 72% of the time across 215 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Skip Saturday if you can.

SJC–IAH flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Wednesdays. On Saturdays: 65%.

Ticking up lately.

SJC–IAH flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(33 flights)
  • Tue73%(30 flights)
  • Wed77%(30 flights)
  • Thu73%(30 flights)
  • Fri76%(33 flights)
  • Sat65%(26 flights)
  • Sun69%(32 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(2 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(210 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 55% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202555%29
July 202557%30
August 202561%31
September 2025100%29
October 202582%27
November 202567%30
May 202681%31

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 215 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.