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UA2498

Houston (IAH) to Raleigh–Durham (RDU) · scheduled 6:15 PM – 9:59 PM

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How UA2498 performs

273 operations, 2025-09-25 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
77.9%
211 of 271 completed
Cancellation rate
0.73%
2 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-3 min
Average 10.2 min
Severe delays
8.1%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
66 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
72.7%
Left the gate on time

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 273 operations between 2025-09-25 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
UA249877.9%0.73%-3 min8.1%273
United Airlines on IAHRDU80.4%0.89%-5 min6.6%2,123
All IAHRDU flights78.6%1.18%-5 min8.0%2,624

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2025-09-25 to 2026-06-30

Other routes UA2498 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.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
SFOIAH San Francisco to Houston2026-03-292026-06-3059
RNOSFO Reno to San Francisco2026-04-022026-05-2049
DFWIAH Dallas–Fort Worth to Houston2026-02-122026-03-0421
SATIAH San Antonio to Houston2023-07-012026-01-0542682.3%
IAHPHX Houston to Phoenix2025-08-192025-09-2437
IAHFLL Houston to Fort Lauderdale2025-06-262025-08-1846
EWRSAN Newark to San Diego2025-05-222025-06-2535
SFOSLC San Francisco to Salt Lake City2025-05-012025-05-2112
SFOBNA San Francisco to Nashville2025-03-302025-04-2717
IAHDFW Houston to Dallas–Fort Worth2025-03-062025-03-2924
IAHBNA Houston to Nashville2024-09-262025-01-0610080.0%
SFOMIA San Francisco to Miami2024-10-262024-10-261
IAHPDX Houston to Portland2024-06-272024-08-1853
DENSJC Denver to San Jose2024-05-232024-06-2534
SJCIAH San Jose to Houston2024-06-012024-06-2525
ORDABQ Chicago to Albuquerque2024-05-022024-05-2221
MSPDEN Minneapolis to Denver2023-10-292024-05-0162
ORDDTW Chicago to Detroit2024-03-072024-03-2920
OMADEN Omaha to Denver2024-02-152024-03-0621
PHXIAH Phoenix to Houston2024-01-092024-02-1437
ORDDCA Chicago to Washington2023-11-282024-01-0829
LASIAH Las Vegas to Houston2023-12-252024-01-0511
IAHIAD Houston to Washington2023-09-302023-09-301
IAHLGA Houston to New York2023-08-012023-09-0430

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route UA2498 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 273 records of UA2498 operating IAHRDU, 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.

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