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Flight UA1797

United Airlines flight UA1797

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Houston (IAH) to Newark (EWR)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 6% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 57 minutes. It was cancelled 0.7% of the time.

On-time arrivals
93.6%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.7%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
57 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
283
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Extreme weather 35%
  • Air traffic control & airport 30%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 29%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 5%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

EWR → PBI

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 23% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 65 minutes. It was cancelled 1.6% of the time.

On-time arrivals
76.8%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.6%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
65 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
246
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 50%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 31%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 19%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Newark (EWR) to West Palm Beach (DJT)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 26% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 73 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
74.2%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
73 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
31
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 87%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 12%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 1%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

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On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 81.5% 27
October 2025 93.5% 31
November 2025 90.0% 30
December 2025 77.8% 45
January 2026 80.0% 36
February 2026 79.1% 45
March 2026 82.3% 62
April 2026 83.1% 60
May 2026 93.4% 62
June 2026 95.0% 60
July 2026 83.1% 61
August 2026 80.5% 41

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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