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IAH → DCA

George Bush Intercontinental Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
75.3%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
2.3%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
79 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
3,337
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 39%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 31%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 19%
  • Extreme weather 11%
  • Security 0%

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

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 80.5% 272
October 2025 77.9% 291
November 2025 75.9% 270
December 2025 83.0% 273
January 2026 84.0% 282
February 2026 76.8% 259
March 2026 73.2% 289
April 2026 79.8% 283
May 2026 74.4% 289
June 2026 63.2% 280
July 2026 65.8% 284
August 2026 68.5% 265

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

Airlines on this route

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledAvg. delay when late
United Airlines 2,385 76.7% 0.7% 73 min
Republic Airways 513 75.9% 4.9% 68 min
OH 439 66.3% 8.2% 113 min

Delay odds by flight

How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.

  • UA1627

    33% late · 363 flights

  • UA654

    22% late · 314 flights

  • UA2224

    29% late · 303 flights

  • UA2311

    17% late · 249 flights

  • UA512

    4% late · 225 flights

  • UA625

    31% late · 153 flights

  • YX4790

    10% late · 118 flights

  • UA1540

    18% late · 94 flights

  • YX4766

    15% late · 84 flights

  • OH5247

    6% late · 75 flights

  • UA1181

    26% late · 55 flights

  • UA2472

    31% late · 55 flights

  • YX4743

    22% late · 50 flights

  • UA1282

    23% late · 49 flights

  • UA2047

    4% late · 46 flights

  • YX4618

    39% late · 46 flights

  • OH5224

    45% late · 45 flights

  • UA2296

    44% late · 45 flights

  • OH5163

    24% late · 43 flights

  • UA2670

    15% late · 40 flights

  • OH5132

    42% late · 38 flights

  • YX4673

    49% late · 38 flights

  • OH5599

    16% late · 37 flights

  • UA1193

    26% late · 37 flights

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