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UA 6296 on time

United Airlines 6296: Raleigh to Houston at 1:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
284 flights · likely 83–91%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−17 min
median vs schedule
When late
+44 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 UA 6296 flights from Raleigh arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 17 minutes early.

UA 6296: RDU → IAH

Scheduled to leave Raleigh at 1:00 p.m. local time, operated by Mesa Airlines as YV 6296. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (284 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96SepOct 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97OctNov 2025: 85% on time (27 flights)85NovDec 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83DecJan 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 95% on time (22 flights)95FebMar 2026: too few flights (7 flights)MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73MayJun 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85JunJul 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89JulAug 2026: too few flights (8 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4789%
Tuesday3686%
Wednesday4195%
Thursday4587%
Friday4582%
Saturday2492%
Sunday4685%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 40%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 34%Late inbound plane 27%

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Questions

How often is UA 6296 from RDU to IAH late?

United Airlines 6296 from Raleigh/Durham, NC to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 284 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% 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.