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IAH → MSP

George Bush Intercontinental Airport Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
79.2%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.9%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
89 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
1,939
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 43%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 41%
  • Air traffic control & airport 10%
  • Extreme weather 6%
  • 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 87.5% 137
October 2025 80.1% 151
November 2025 70.5% 157
December 2025 68.1% 145
January 2026 83.2% 138
February 2026 85.1% 135
March 2026 77.7% 166
April 2026 86.1% 165
May 2026 82.2% 180
June 2026 74.4% 177
July 2026 79.7% 208
August 2026 76.7% 180

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
Delta Air Lines 1,278 79.1% 1.1% 105 min
United Airlines 638 79.8% 0.6% 56 min
SkyWest Airlines 23 65.2% 0.0% 111 min

Delay odds by flight

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

  • DL1050

    12% late · 365 flights

  • DL2617

    27% late · 338 flights

  • DL2656

    18% late · 224 flights

  • UA1696

    28% late · 160 flights

  • UA2150

    30% late · 81 flights

  • UA2469

    5% late · 76 flights

  • UA1872

    21% late · 68 flights

  • DL2678

    38% late · 66 flights

  • DL1887

    21% late · 64 flights

  • DL833

    19% late · 62 flights

  • UA1951

    2% late · 53 flights

  • DL2673

    21% late · 49 flights

  • UA2378

    29% late · 49 flights

  • DL2587

    46% late · 39 flights

  • UA1580

    16% late · 37 flights

  • UA1898

    12% late · 32 flights

  • DL1798

    24% late · 29 flights

  • DL2671

    12% late · 25 flights

  • UA1705

    5% late · 21 flights

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