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UA 5068 on time

United Airlines 5068: Houston to Meridian at 5:05 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
73%
362 flights · likely 69–78%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+128 min
average delay
Similar flights
72%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 5068 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (27%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 5068: IAH → MEI

Scheduled to leave Houston at 5:05 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5068. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (362 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Houston to Meridian (72% of days). United Airlines's last IAH–MEI flight was cancelled 0.8% of the time, against 1.1% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 9:50 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 62% on time (29 flights)62NovDec 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5374%
Tuesday5275%
Wednesday5175%
Thursday5082%
Friday5281%
Saturday5263%
Sunday5265%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 47%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 44%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 5%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is UA 5068 from IAH to MEI late?

United Airlines 5068 from Houston, TX to Meridian, MS arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 362 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.