Houston (HOU) Delays

#34 U.S. airport by BTS-tracked flight volume · 73.8% on-time departures, 77.8% on-time arrivals over the last 12 months · 2015–2026

54,632Flights
73.8%Departures on-time
14.8 minAvg dep. delay
77.8%Arrivals on-time
13 minAvg arr. delay
0.9%Cancelled

Delay causes (last 12 months)

  • Air carrier31.1%
  • Extreme weather4.6%
  • National Aviation System17.3%
  • Security0.4%
  • Late-arriving aircraft46.6%

By year

Houston (HOU) on-time performance by year
YearFlightsDep on-timeArr on-timeAvg dep delayCancelled
202621,44272.9%77.7%14.4 min1.1%
202555,25576.3%79.6%14.1 min1.2%
202457,05876%79.2%15.2 min1.2%
202355,20078.3%80.7%11.9 min0.8%
202250,86571.7%77.9%15.6 min2.6%
202148,44468.4%79.2%17.3 min2.9%
202042,60790.1%92.8%5.3 min7.6%
201960,41575.2%82.8%14.1 min3.1%
201857,84173.6%78.9%14.3 min1.5%
201754,42177%79.6%12.5 min3.3%
201654,20280.5%81.8%11.2 min1.2%
201556,76076.6%81.7%13.4 min1.4%

On-time = arrival within 15 minutes of schedule, per U.S. DOT definitions. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (public domain). Delay-cause attribution is reported by carriers since June 2003.