United Airlines IAH to LGA on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
71%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.6%
37 flights
Avg arrival delay
23 min
75 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 4
route average 73% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on IAH to LGA arrived on time 71% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.6% were cancelled, and 12% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 73% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (56%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion56%
- Late-arriving aircraft25%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)16%
- Extreme weather2%
- Security0%
Other airlines on IAH to LGA
- Delta Air Lines77% on time · 22 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines61% on time · 31 min avg delay
- SkyWest Airlines84% on time · 7 min avg delay
Full IAH to LGA comparison →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
2,381 United Airlines flights tracked on this route; 37 cancelled, 19 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.