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UA 4878 on time

United Airlines 4878: Mobile to Houston at 11:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
359 flights · likely 85–92%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−17 min
median vs schedule
When late
+154 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 UA 4878 flights from Mobile arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 17 minutes early.

UA 4878: MOB → IAH

Scheduled to leave Mobile at 11:00 a.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4878. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (359 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 88% on time (25 flights)88NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JanFeb 2026: 100% on time (28 flights)100FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5389%
Tuesday5188%
Wednesday5292%
Thursday5287%
Friday5288%
Saturday4789%
Sunday5290%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 58%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%Severe weather 9%

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Questions

How often is UA 4878 from MOB to IAH late?

United Airlines 4878 from Mobile, AL to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 359 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.