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UA 1872 on time

United Airlines 1872: Orlando to Houston at 5:19 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
65%
201 flights · likely 58–71%
Cancelled
1.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+92 min
average delay
Similar flights
69%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 1872 flights from Orlando arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (35%); 1.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

UA 1872: MCO → IAH

Scheduled to leave Orlando at 5:19 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 65% of the time (201 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2026: 65% on time (17 flights)65FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2972%
Tuesday2871%
Wednesday2864%
Thursday2959%
Friday2972%
Saturday2955%
Sunday2962%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 40%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 31%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 23%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is UA 1872 from MCO to IAH late?

United Airlines 1872 from Orlando, FL to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 35% of 201 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.0% 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.