About 1 in 5 UA 1696 flights from Fort Lauderdale arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.
UA 1696: FLL → IAH
Scheduled to leave Fort Lauderdale at 5:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (305 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.
Month by month
By day of week
| Day | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 45 | 73% |
| Tuesday | 44 | 89% |
| Wednesday | 44 | 89% |
| Thursday | 43 | 86% |
| Friday | 44 | 77% |
| Saturday | 40 | 60% |
| Sunday | 45 | 71% |
Why it was late
All flights FLL → IAH · Connecting off UA 1696? Check the risk
Questions
How often is UA 1696 from FLL to IAH late?
United Airlines 1696 from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 305 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.