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UA 404 on time

United Airlines 404: Houston to Newark at 6:36 p.m.; San Antonio to Houston at 4:18 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for IAH → EWR, its busiest leg

On time
64%
365 flights · likely 59–69%
Cancelled
2.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+72 min
average delay
Similar flights
64%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 404 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (36%); 2.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes late.

UA 404: IAH → EWR

Scheduled to leave Houston at 6:36 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 64% of the time (365 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (64%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58OctNov 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60NovDec 2025: 55% on time (31 flights)55DecJan 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 35% on time (31 flights)35JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5364%
Tuesday5279%
Wednesday5273%
Thursday5260%
Friday5262%
Saturday5262%
Sunday5252%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 40%Late inbound plane 30%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 25%Severe weather 5%

All flights IAH → EWR · Connecting off UA 404? Check the risk

UA 404: SAT → IAH

Scheduled to leave San Antonio at 4:18 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (201 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2026: 88% on time (17 flights)88FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2976%
Tuesday2886%
Wednesday2879%
Thursday2979%
Friday2979%
Saturday2966%
Sunday2983%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 70%Late inbound plane 24%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 7%

All flights SAT → IAH · Connecting off UA 404? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 404 from IAH to EWR late?

United Airlines 404 from Houston, TX to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 36% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.7% were cancelled.

How often is UA 404 from SAT to IAH late?

United Airlines 404 from San Antonio, TX to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 201 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.