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UA 4896 on time

United Airlines 4896: Houston to Jackson at 11:55 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
84%
312 flights · likely 79–88%
Cancelled
1.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+76 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 4896 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 1.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

UA 4896: IAH → JAN

Scheduled to leave Houston at 11:55 a.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4896. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (312 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 79% on time (28 flights)79AugSep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89MarMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4582%
Tuesday4486%
Wednesday4480%
Thursday4587%
Friday4591%
Saturday4580%
Sunday4482%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 54%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 12%

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Questions

How often is UA 4896 from IAH to JAN late?

United Airlines 4896 from Houston, TX to Jackson/Vicksburg, MS arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 312 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.0% 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.