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UA 5531 on time

United Airlines 5531: Oklahoma City to Houston at 1:45 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
329 flights · likely 81–89%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+90 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 UA 5531 flights from Oklahoma City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

UA 5531: OKC → IAH

Scheduled to leave Oklahoma City at 1:45 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5531. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (329 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 96% on time (24 flights)96SepOct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 93% on time (29 flights)93NovDec 2025: 79% on time (28 flights)79DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4980%
Tuesday4794%
Wednesday4689%
Thursday4689%
Friday4781%
Saturday4680%
Sunday4883%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 56%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%Severe weather 9%Security 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 5531 from OKC to IAH late?

United Airlines 5531 from Oklahoma City, OK to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 329 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.