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UA2617

New York (LGA) to Houston (IAH) · scheduled 9:55 AM – 1:06 PM

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How UA2617 performs

366 operations, 2025-05-22 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
84.8%
302 of 356 completed
Cancellation rate
2.73%
10 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-13 min
Average 1.6 min
Severe delays
6.7%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
105 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
89.9%
Left the gate on time

UA2617 arrived on time 84.8% of the time, against 78.9% for all LGAIAH flights — this specific departure is 5.9 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against United Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 3.8 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 366 operations between 2025-05-22 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
UA261784.8%2.73%-13 min6.7%366
United Airlines on LGAIAH81.0%1.89%-11 min7.4%6,092
All LGAIAH flights78.9%2.21%-11 min8.8%12,054

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2025-05-22 to 2026-06-30

Other routes UA2617 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
ORDLGA Chicago to New York2025-10-262026-06-3055
DENMCO Denver to Orlando2026-03-292026-03-291
IAHPHX Houston to Phoenix2025-12-022026-03-2835
IAHSAN Houston to San Diego2026-02-122026-03-0421
GRRDEN Grand Rapids to Denver2025-12-182026-01-0519
SANLAX San Diego to Los Angeles2025-09-282025-10-194
EWRFLL Newark to Fort Lauderdale2025-05-012025-05-2120
JAXORD Jacksonville to Chicago2025-03-302025-04-3032
DENPSP Denver to Palm Springs2025-03-062025-03-2924
ORDPHX Chicago to Phoenix2025-02-132025-03-0521
PHXEWR Phoenix to Newark2025-02-132025-03-0521
ORDFSD Chicago to Sioux Falls2025-01-072025-02-1237
MEMORD Memphis to Chicago2024-09-262025-01-0686
DENIAH Denver to Houston2024-12-192024-12-191
ORDIAH Chicago to Houston2023-09-052024-12-1840
ORDLAS Chicago to Las Vegas2024-11-012024-12-0232
MIAORD Miami to Chicago2024-08-192024-09-2538
DENBOS Denver to Boston2024-05-022024-08-1861
SEAORD Seattle to Chicago2024-05-232024-05-231
IAHDEN Houston to Denver2024-03-312024-05-0132
LAXDEN Los Angeles to Denver2024-03-072024-03-3024
ORDBOS Chicago to Boston2024-02-152024-03-0621
LASEWR Las Vegas to Newark2024-01-092024-02-1437
EWRMIA Newark to Miami2023-09-292024-01-0852
RNODEN Reno to Denver2023-11-282023-12-2023
PWMEWR Portland to Newark2023-10-292023-11-2729
PWMORD Portland to Chicago2023-07-012023-09-289087.8%
ORDSAV Chicago to Savannah2023-07-012023-09-0466

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route UA2617 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 366 records of UA2617 operating LGAIAH, 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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