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UA 470 on time

United Airlines 470: Miami to Houston at 12:29 p.m.; Houston to Denver at 4:21 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for MIA → IAH, its busiest leg

On time
85%
180 flights · likely 79–89%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−18 min
median vs schedule
When late
+121 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 UA 470 flights from Miami arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 18 minutes early.

UA 470: MIA → IAH

Scheduled to leave Miami at 12:29 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (180 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2026: 88% on time (17 flights)88FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2685%
Tuesday2592%
Wednesday2588%
Thursday2685%
Friday2685%
Saturday2673%
Sunday2688%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 42%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 40%Late inbound plane 18%

All flights MIA → IAH · Connecting off UA 470? Check the risk

UA 470: IAH → DEN

Scheduled to leave Houston at 4:21 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 62% of the time (133 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55MayJun 2026: 54% on time (24 flights)54JunAug 2026: 57% on time (21 flights)57Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday19—
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday19—
Friday19—
Saturday19—
Sunday19—

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 31%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Severe weather 15%

All flights IAH → DEN · Connecting off UA 470? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 470 from MIA to IAH late?

United Airlines 470 from Miami, FL to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 180 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% were cancelled.

How often is UA 470 from IAH to DEN late?

United Airlines 470 from Houston, TX to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 38% of 133 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.