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UA 5278 on time

United Airlines 5278: Houston to Oklahoma City at 6:12 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
74%
285 flights · likely 68–78%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+93 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 5278 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (26%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

UA 5278: IAH → OKC

Scheduled to leave Houston at 6:12 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5278. Over the past year it arrived on time 74% of the time (285 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65AugSep 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67SepOct 2025: 76% on time (25 flights)76OctDec 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70MarApr 2026: 72% on time (29 flights)72AprMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4176%
Tuesday4173%
Wednesday4183%
Thursday4176%
Friday4183%
Saturday4057%
Sunday4068%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 40%Late inbound plane 34%Severe weather 21%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 5%

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Questions

How often is UA 5278 from IAH to OKC late?

United Airlines 5278 from Houston, TX to Oklahoma City, OK arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 26% of 285 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.