ON TIMEBOARD

HOB → IAH on time

Lea (Hobbs, NM) to Houston Bush Intercontinental (Houston, TX). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
83%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.6%
365 flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+175 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

83% of flights from Hobbs to Houston arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is better than the typical U.S. route. 12% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for HOB → IAH: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 25% of the time. About 1 in 10 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 21 three hours or more; 1.6% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 365 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
United Airlines36583%1.6%−8 min9.6%+175 minSkyWest 72%, CommutAir 28%

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026.

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (93 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (85 flights)FebMar: too few flights (93 flights)MarApr: too few flights (90 flights)AprMay: too few flights (94 flights)MayJun: too few flights (90 flights)JunJul: too few flights (93 flights)JulAug: too few flights (93 flights)AugSep: too few flights (90 flights)SepOct: too few flights (93 flights)OctNov: too few flights (90 flights)NovDec: too few flights (93 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday53——
Tuesday52——
Wednesday52——
Thursday52——
Friday52——
Saturday52——
Sunday52——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 63%Late inbound plane 33%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 3%Severe weather 1%

Cancellations: weather 4 · air traffic/airport 2

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Questions

How often are flights from HOB to IAH on time?

83% of 365 scheduled flights from Hobbs, NM to Houston, TX arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% were cancelled.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.