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IAH → SEA

George Bush Intercontinental Airport Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
80.7%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.2%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
59 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
2,072
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 39%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 30%
  • Air traffic control & airport 26%
  • Extreme weather 5%
  • Security 1%

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 85.9% 199
October 2025 80.5% 175
November 2025 77.7% 148
December 2025 70.7% 169
January 2026 75.2% 134
February 2026 82.1% 112
March 2026 76.1% 144
April 2026 90.7% 150
May 2026 88.0% 183
June 2026 74.2% 217
July 2026 80.9% 231
August 2026 84.8% 210

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 1,230 79.9% 0.1% 59 min
Alaska Airlines 842 81.9% 0.5% 59 min

Delay odds by flight

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

  • AS439

    23% late · 361 flights

  • AS453

    13% late · 334 flights

  • UA2456

    26% late · 280 flights

  • UA2205

    21% late · 156 flights

  • UA2638

    30% late · 123 flights

  • AS241

    17% late · 111 flights

  • UA2654

    4% late · 46 flights

  • UA692

    28% late · 40 flights

  • UA1649

    11% late · 37 flights

  • UA659

    11% late · 37 flights

  • UA672

    19% late · 37 flights

  • UA1351

    14% late · 35 flights

  • AS399

    12% late · 34 flights

  • UA1606

    12% late · 32 flights

  • UA1486

    6% late · 31 flights

  • UA774

    17% late · 30 flights

  • UA1795

    28% late · 29 flights

  • UA515

    7% late · 29 flights

  • UA366

    12% late · 24 flights

  • UA1653

    9% late · 23 flights

  • UA2089

    9% late · 23 flights

  • UA2119

    17% late · 23 flights

  • UA2197

    26% late · 23 flights

  • UA2228

    0% late · 21 flights

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