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UA 1388 on time

United Airlines 1388: Houston to Dallas at 2:35 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
75%
334 flights · likely 70–79%
Cancelled
2.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+95 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 1388 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 2.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

UA 1388: IAH → DFW

Scheduled to leave Houston at 2:35 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (334 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 67% on time (27 flights)67SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 68% on time (22 flights)68NovDec 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89FebMar 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59MayJun 2026: 55% on time (22 flights)55JunJul 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70JulAug 2026: 69% on time (29 flights)69Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5370%
Tuesday5281%
Wednesday5277%
Thursday5275%
Friday5165%
Saturday4083%
Sunday3474%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 43%Late inbound plane 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 16%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is UA 1388 from IAH to DFW late?

United Airlines 1388 from Houston, TX to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 334 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.1% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check United Airlines for today's flight. Method.