HOB to IAH flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Lea County Regional Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport · 501 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at HOB or IAH right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Hobbs (HOB) to Houston (IAH) arrived on time 83% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.7% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Friday was the most reliable day to fly (93% on time) and Sunday the least (71%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (64%).
Which airline is most on time from HOB to IAH?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest AirlinesRegional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska. | 83% | 1.7% | 32 min | 11.5% | 294 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
Not enough departures across different hours to compare.
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday83%4.8% cancelled
- Tuesday85%2.4% cancelled
- Wednesday86%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday88%0.0% cancelled
- Friday93%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday78%2.4% cancelled
- Sunday71%2.4% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)64%
- Late-arriving aircraft31%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion3%
- Extreme weather2%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather60%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion40%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)0%
- Security0%
HOB to IAH: common questions
- How often are HOB to IAH flights on time?
- 83% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Hobbs to Houston cancelled?
- 1.7% of scheduled flights were cancelled (5 of 294).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 32 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 187 min behind schedule on average, and 11.5% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at HOB?
- Flights on this route spent 15 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: HOB → IAH, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.