Flight profile · United Airlines
UA2406
Orlando (MCO) to Houston (IAH) · scheduled 2:08 PM – 3:40 PM
How UA2406 performs
436 operations, 2025-02-13 to 2026-06-30.
UA2406 arrived on time 83.2% of the time, against 78.8% for all MCO → IAH flights — this specific departure is 4.3 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against United Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 1.9 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 436 operations between 2025-02-13 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA2406 | 83.2% | 0.23% | -14 min | 8.3% | 436 |
| United Airlines on MCO → IAH | 81.2% | 1.36% | -10 min | 9.1% | 6,914 |
| All MCO → IAH flights | 78.8% | 1.42% | -8 min | 9.3% | 11,090 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2025-02-13 to 2026-06-30
Other routes UA2406 has flown
A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| IAH→LAS Houston to Las Vegas | 2025-01-07 – 2026-06-30 | 224 | 79.4% |
| IAH→MFE Houston to McAllen | 2026-01-13 – 2026-02-10 | 9 | — |
| IAH→PDX Houston to Portland | 2025-12-18 – 2026-01-05 | 19 | — |
| IAH→PHX Houston to Phoenix | 2025-05-22 – 2025-12-17 | 87 | — |
| IAH→DFW Houston to Dallas–Fort Worth | 2025-08-01 – 2025-08-18 | 18 | — |
| LAS→DEN Las Vegas to Denver | 2025-02-17 – 2025-03-02 | 3 | — |
| LGA→IAH New York to Houston | 2024-12-19 – 2025-01-06 | 7 | — |
| ORD→LGA Chicago to New York | 2024-12-19 – 2025-01-06 | 6 | — |
| SAN→ORD San Diego to Chicago | 2024-12-26 – 2025-01-04 | 10 | — |
| ORD→FSD Chicago to Sioux Falls | 2024-12-03 – 2024-12-18 | 16 | — |
| SRQ→ORD Sarasota/Bradenton to Chicago | 2024-12-03 – 2024-12-18 | 16 | — |
| IAH→ORD Houston to Chicago | 2024-01-09 – 2024-12-02 | 276 | 71.9% |
| PDX→IAH Portland to Houston | 2024-10-27 – 2024-12-02 | 36 | — |
| ORD→MIA Chicago to Miami | 2024-11-30 – 2024-12-01 | 2 | — |
| ICT→DEN Wichita to Denver | 2024-06-27 – 2024-08-18 | 53 | — |
| SFO→IAH San Francisco to Houston | 2024-03-07 – 2024-03-30 | 24 | — |
| ORD→LAX Chicago to Los Angeles | 2023-07-01 – 2024-01-08 | 165 | 81.2% |
| LGA→ORD New York to Chicago | 2023-12-21 – 2024-01-08 | 18 | — |
| LAX→IAH Los Angeles to Houston | 2023-11-28 – 2023-12-20 | 23 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route UA2406 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Why UA2406 runs late
Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
crew, maintenance, boarding, fuelling — within the carrier’s control
weather severe enough to stop this flight specifically
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for UA2406 on MCO → IAH. A single late flight can carry more than one cause, and only delays of fifteen minutes or more are attributed at all.
Other departures on MCO → IAH
Same airports, same journey — and not the same odds of arriving on time.
| Flight | Airline | On time | Median arrival | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA774 | United Airlines | 83.9% | 12 min early | 840 |
Every departure listed carries at least 600 operations, so the comparison is between figures that mean something. Schedules change; confirm the departure still operates before booking around this.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 436 records of UA2406 operating MCO → IAH, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.