AUS to IAH flight delays

AUS IAH Austin Bergstrom to George Bush · 140 miles

7,298 flights were scheduled from AUS to IAH over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 7,180 that made the trip, 78.5% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
7,298
Arrived on time
78.5%
Cancelled
1.5%
Scheduled distance
140 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on AUS–IAH, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
United Airlines 78.5% 67 min 1.6% 7,005
SkyWest Airlines 79.5% 89 min 0.7% 293

Month by month

June was the month to avoid on AUS–IAH: 70.9% of flights arrived on time, against 88.5% in February. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 78.5%.
Arrival on-time share, AUS to IAH, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 86.5% 605
February 88.5% 575
March 81.3% 664
April 79.6% 607
May 71.6% 627
June 70.9% 584
July 71% 606
August 78.5% 583
September 78.1% 611
October 73.7% 663
November 78.6% 599
December 84.6% 574

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

AUS to IAH in one number

AUS → IAH

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 68 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 7,298 flights

78.5% of flights arrived on time

Questions about AUS to IAH

Which airline is most reliable from AUS to IAH?
SkyWest Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 79.5% of the time, with 293 scheduled. United Airlines came in at 78.5% over 7,005 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly AUS to IAH?
June, at 70.9% of arrivals on time, with 584 flights scheduled. February was the best of the year at 88.5%.
How late are AUS–IAH flights when they are late?
68 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the AUS to IAH flight cancelled?
1.5% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at IAH less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.