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UA 1798 on time

United Airlines 1798: Houston to Phoenix at 2:20 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
86%
267 flights · likely 81–89%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+50 min
average delay
Similar flights
85%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 UA 1798 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

UA 1798: IAH → PHX

Scheduled to leave Houston at 2:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (267 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2025: 74% on time (19 flights)74AugSep 2025: 77% on time (22 flights)77SepOct 2025: 72% on time (25 flights)72OctDec 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97DecJan 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (23 flights)96FebMar 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 71% on time (24 flights)71JunAug 2026: 100% on time (21 flights)100Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4090%
Tuesday3497%
Wednesday3789%
Thursday4083%
Friday4085%
Saturday3778%
Sunday3979%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Severe weather 25%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%

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Questions

How often is UA 1798 from IAH to PHX late?

United Airlines 1798 from Houston, TX to Phoenix, AZ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 267 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.