United Airlines IAH to DTW on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to Detroit · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
70%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.7%
2 flights
Avg arrival delay
19 min
61 min when late
Rank on route
#4 of 5
route average 79% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on IAH to DTW arrived on time 70% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0.7% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #4 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 79% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (48%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)48%
- Late-arriving aircraft40%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion11%
- Extreme weather1%
- Security0%
Other airlines on IAH to DTW
- Delta Air Lines82% on time · 14 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines76% on time · 19 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines69% on time · 25 min avg delay
- SkyWest Airlines100% on time · 0 min avg delay
Full IAH to DTW comparison →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
280 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.