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Flight UA2261

United Airlines flight UA2261

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  • Advisory Coastal Flood Statement FLL

    COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING

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  • Advisory Coastal Flood Advisory OAK, SFO, SQL, STS

    COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY

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Houston (IAH) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 7% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 68 minutes. It was cancelled 0.4% of the time.

On-time arrivals
93.5%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.4%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
68 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
262
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 69%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 19%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 9%
  • Extreme weather 2%
  • Security 0%

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

Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Houston (IAH)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 4% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 136 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
96.4%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
136 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
55
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 100%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 0%
  • Air traffic control & airport 0%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

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

Newark (EWR) to Denver (DEN)

Only 1 flight on record, which is too few for reliable odds.

On-time arrivals
100.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
—
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
1
Scheduled flights in the period

San Francisco (SFO) to Newark (EWR)

Only 1 flight on record, which is too few for reliable odds.

On-time arrivals
100.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
—
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
1
Scheduled flights in the period

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On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 96.7% 30
October 2025 90.3% 31
November 2025 100.0% 29
December 2025 100.0% 31
January 2026 100.0% 22
February 2026 100.0% 23
March 2026 93.5% 31
April 2026 93.3% 30
May 2026 89.7% 29
June 2026 85.7% 21
July 2026 84.2% 19
August 2026 91.3% 23

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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