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UA496

Houston (IAH) to Orlando (MCO) · scheduled 2:35 PM – 6:00 PM

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How UA496 performs

622 operations, 2024-08-19 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
78.1%
477 of 611 completed
Cancellation rate
0.96%
6 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-11 min
Average 8.4 min
Severe delays
11.8%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
86 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
76.5%
Left the gate on time

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 622 operations between 2024-08-19 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
UA49678.1%0.96%-11 min11.8%622
United Airlines on IAHMCO79.8%1.23%-9 min8.7%6,913
All IAHMCO flights77.9%1.43%-8 min9.6%11,088

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-08-19 to 2026-06-30

Other routes UA496 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
SANIAH San Diego to Houston2025-05-222026-05-2023990.3%
PHXIAH Phoenix to Houston2026-02-122026-03-0421
MCOEWR Orlando to Newark2025-02-132026-02-0853
MCOIAD Orlando to Washington2025-06-262025-10-2512164.5%
SFOIAH San Francisco to Houston2024-10-272025-09-2444
LASIAH Las Vegas to Houston2025-08-192025-09-0114
PDXIAH Portland to Houston2025-03-062025-05-2177
MCOORD Orlando to Chicago2025-03-062025-03-2918
SNAIAH Santa Ana to Houston2025-01-072025-02-1237
DENPWM Denver to Portland2024-06-272024-08-1853
DENAUS Denver to Austin2024-05-232024-06-2635
SYRDEN Syracuse to Denver2024-05-232024-06-2635
DENLGA Denver to New York2024-03-072024-05-2238
TPADEN Tampa to Denver2024-05-022024-05-2221
DENSFO Denver to San Francisco2024-03-312024-05-0132
DENRSW Denver to Fort Myers2024-03-092024-03-304
LGAORD New York to Chicago2024-03-072024-03-2920
DENMSN Denver to Madison2023-07-012024-03-0625083.9%
STLDEN St. Louis to Denver2024-02-152024-03-0621
RAPDEN Rapid City to Denver2023-12-212024-01-0819
DFWDEN Dallas–Fort Worth to Denver2023-10-292023-11-2728
MEMDEN Memphis to Denver2023-07-012023-07-3131

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route UA496 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 622 records of UA496 operating IAHMCO, 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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