United Airlines DTW to IAH on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from Detroit to Houston · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
88%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.7%
2 flights
Avg arrival delay
7 min
53 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 5
route average 79% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on DTW to IAH arrived on time 88% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0.7% were cancelled, and 1% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 79% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (46%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)46%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion37%
- Late-arriving aircraft17%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DTW to IAH
- Delta Air Lines79% on time · 13 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines78% on time · 19 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines66% on time · 25 min avg delay
- SkyWest Airlines67% on time · 6 min avg delay
Full DTW to IAH comparison →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
278 United Airlines flights tracked on this route; 2 cancelled, 0 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.