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UA 492 on time

United Airlines 492: Newark to Houston at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
327 flights · likely 87–93%
Cancelled
1.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−16 min
median vs schedule
When late
+73 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 UA 492 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 1.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 16 minutes early.

UA 492: EWR → IAH

Scheduled to leave Newark at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (327 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 100% on time (29 flights)100NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (17 flights)71FebMar 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4894%
Tuesday4693%
Wednesday4693%
Thursday4691%
Friday4787%
Saturday4787%
Sunday4785%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 40%Late inbound plane 39%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 22%

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Questions

How often is UA 492 from EWR to IAH late?

United Airlines 492 from Newark, NJ to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 327 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.2% 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.