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UA 2086 on time

United Airlines 2086: Houston to Columbus at 8:13 p.m.; Los Angeles to Houston at 11:54 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for IAH → CMH, its busiest leg

On time
73%
349 flights · likely 68–78%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+51 min
average delay
Similar flights
79%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 2086 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (27%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

UA 2086: IAH → CMH

Scheduled to leave Houston at 8:13 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (349 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Houston to Columbus (100% of days). United Airlines's last IAH–CMH flight was cancelled 1.4% of the time, against 0.8% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 7:20 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (29 flights)93SepOct 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65OctNov 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83NovDec 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70DecJan 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JanFeb 2026: 78% on time (27 flights)78FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71MayJun 2026: 52% on time (27 flights)52JunJul 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59JulAug 2026: 59% on time (29 flights)59Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5368%
Tuesday5178%
Wednesday5175%
Thursday5173%
Friday5267%
Saturday4180%
Sunday5074%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 49%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Severe weather 3%

All flights IAH → CMH · Connecting off UA 2086? Check the risk

UA 2086: LAX → IAH

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 11:54 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (261 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (7 flights)SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 80% on time (15 flights)80DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanFeb 2026: 88% on time (17 flights)88FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 83% on time (29 flights)83JunJul 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81JulAug 2026: too few flights (8 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4088%
Tuesday3692%
Wednesday3686%
Thursday3992%
Friday3990%
Saturday3272%
Sunday3977%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 50%Late inbound plane 26%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%

All flights LAX → IAH · Connecting off UA 2086? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 2086 from IAH to CMH late?

United Airlines 2086 from Houston, TX to Columbus, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 349 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% were cancelled.

How often is UA 2086 from LAX to IAH late?

United Airlines 2086 from Los Angeles, CA to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 261 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.