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Which IAH to DCA flight is punctual? United 512, 7:45 am.

95% on time across 20 flights in the last 3 months, never cancelled.

IAH to DCA flights that landed on time most often
DepartsFlightOn time
7:45 amUA 51295%
7:46 amUA 204794%
6:43 amAA 524789%
9:47 amUA 267085%
7:46 amUA 214083%
4:55 pmUA 135071%
11:55 amUA 65467%
8:52 amAA 559867%
8 of 19 regular flights, ranked by arrivals on time, June to August 2026.

Which airline is most reliable? United, ahead of American.

United landed on time 76% of the time, American 66%.

Flight records,

  • United

    76%

    on time

    0.7% cancelled

  • American

    66%

    on time

    6.4% cancelled

When do the flights leave? 19 regular flights, 6:43 am to 7:50 pm.

AA 5333 was cancelled most often, 21% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. UA 512 7:45 am, 0% cancelled 95%
  2. UA 2047 7:46 am, 0% cancelled 94%
  3. UA 2140 7:46 am, 0% cancelled 83%
  4. UA 2311 9:47 am, 0% cancelled 54%
  5. UA 2670 9:47 am, 0% cancelled 85%
  6. UA 654 11:55 am, 1% cancelled 67%
  7. UA 625 2:20 pm, 1% cancelled 59%
  8. UA 1350 4:55 pm, 0% cancelled 71%
  9. UA 2296 4:55 pm, 2% cancelled 53%
  10. UA 2332 4:55 pm, 0% cancelled 42%
  11. UA 1627 6:05 pm, 0% cancelled 58%
  12. UA 2224 7:50 pm, 0% cancelled 52%
  1. AA 5247 6:43 am, 6% cancelled 89%
  2. AA 5081 7:00 am, 18% cancelled 56%
  3. AA 5598 8:52 am, 7% cancelled 67%
  4. AA 5526 10:48 am, 14% cancelled 41%
  5. AA 5639 4:46 pm, 11% cancelled 37%
  6. AA 5026 4:50 pm, 17% cancelled 17%
  7. AA 5333 5:00 pm, 21% cancelled 31%

What time should I fly? The 7 am departures.

90% landed on time; at 5 pm, 53%. Saturday was the best day, Sunday the worst.

Flight records,

Share of IAH to DCA flights landing less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled departure hour
DepartsBarLanded on time
6 am84%
7 am90%
9 am79%
10 am68%
11 am72%
12 pm80%
2 pm73%
4 pm62%
5 pm53%
6 pm67%
7 pm68%
8 pm85%

When is IAH security busiest? 6 am, then 8 am.

Calmest around 9 am. Houston IAH security, hour by hour.

Security counts,

People screened per hour at IAH checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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People screened per hour at IAH checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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11p

Friday, 6 am

4,540

people screened, all terminals.