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UA 2617 on time

United Airlines 2617: New York to Houston at 9:55 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
326 flights · likely 78–86%
Cancelled
3.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+92 min
average delay
Similar flights
85%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 2617 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 3.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

UA 2617: LGA → IAH

Scheduled to leave New York at 9:55 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (326 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%Sep 2025: 97% on time (29 flights)97SepOct 2025: 81% on time (27 flights)81OctNov 2025: 84% on time (25 flights)84NovDec 2025: 71% on time (17 flights)71DecJan 2026: 96% on time (23 flights)96JanFeb 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85FebMar 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80MarApr 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5074%
Tuesday5080%
Wednesday5088%
Thursday4984%
Friday4992%
Saturday4578%
Sunday3379%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 43%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 27%Late inbound plane 19%Severe weather 11%

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Questions

How often is UA 2617 from LGA to IAH late?

United Airlines 2617 from New York, NY to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 326 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.1% 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.