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Route Reliability

Santa Ana → Houston

SNAIAH · 1,346 miles · John Wayne Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport

94
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
0.2%
Cancelled
1,094
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 88% of the time across 1,094 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

SNA–IAH flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 73% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

SNA–IAH flights arrived on time 93% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 86%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 1,094 scheduled flights, only 0.2% were cancelled.

Slipping a little lately.

SNA–IAH flights arrived on time 88% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 93% 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
  • Mon89%(156 flights)
  • Tue93%(155 flights)
  • Wed90%(154 flights)
  • Thu86%(154 flights)
  • Fri88%(155 flights)
  • Sat86%(154 flights)
  • Sun87%(158 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM96%(361 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM73%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM88%(353 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(361 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 80% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%89
July 202578%89
August 202584%93
September 202593%90
October 202597%92
November 202585%89
December 202590%93
January 202696%93
February 202693%84
March 202685%91
April 202690%90
May 202690%93

Based on 1,094 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.