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UA 1720 on time

United Airlines 1720: Denver to Houston at 7:45 a.m.; Houston to Baltimore at 12:16 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DEN → IAH, its busiest leg

On time
90%
365 flights · likely 86–93%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+43 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 UA 1720 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

UA 1720: DEN → IAH

Scheduled to leave Denver at 7:45 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (365 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JanFeb 2026: 100% on time (28 flights)100FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5389%
Tuesday5292%
Wednesday5290%
Thursday5292%
Friday5285%
Saturday5292%
Sunday5288%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 35%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 33%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 32%

All flights DEN → IAH · Connecting off UA 1720? Check the risk

UA 1720: IAH → BWI

Scheduled to leave Houston at 12:16 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (194 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2026: 94% on time (17 flights)94FebMar 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2986%
Tuesday2889%
Wednesday2879%
Thursday2969%
Friday2983%
Saturday2282%
Sunday2986%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 33%Late inbound plane 30%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%Severe weather 7%

All flights IAH → BWI · Connecting off UA 1720? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 1720 from DEN to IAH late?

United Airlines 1720 from Denver, CO to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1720 from IAH to BWI late?

United Airlines 1720 from Houston, TX to Baltimore, MD arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 194 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check United Airlines for today's flight. Method.