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UA 2744 on time

United Airlines 2744: New Orleans to Houston at 5:15 a.m.; Houston to San Francisco at 8:20 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for MSY → IAH, its busiest leg

On time
94%
305 flights · likely 90–96%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−16 min
median vs schedule
When late
+111 min
average delay
Similar flights
93%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 16 UA 2744 flights from New Orleans arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (6%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 16 minutes early.

UA 2744: MSY → IAH

Scheduled to leave New Orleans at 5:15 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 94% of the time (305 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (93%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: too few flights (13 flights)AugSep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 100% on time (29 flights)100NovDec 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83DecJan 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JanFeb 2026: 100% on time (27 flights)100FebMar 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96MarMay 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4598%
Tuesday4498%
Wednesday4293%
Thursday4298%
Friday4491%
Saturday4593%
Sunday4386%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 59%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%Severe weather 7%

All flights MSY → IAH · Connecting off UA 2744? Check the risk

UA 2744: IAH → SFO

Scheduled to leave Houston at 8:20 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 69% of the time (124 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday18—
Tuesday17—
Wednesday17—
Thursday18—
Friday18—
Saturday18—
Sunday18—

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 89%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 7%Late inbound plane 5%

All flights IAH → SFO · Connecting off UA 2744? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 2744 from MSY to IAH late?

United Airlines 2744 from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 6% of 305 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% were cancelled.

How often is UA 2744 from IAH to SFO late?

United Airlines 2744 from Houston, TX to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 31% of 124 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.