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UA 2296 on time

United Airlines 2296: New Orleans to Houston at 2:14 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
86%
343 flights · likely 82–89%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+103 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 UA 2296 flights from New Orleans arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

UA 2296: MSY → IAH

Scheduled to leave New Orleans at 2:14 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (343 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 100% on time (31 flights)100OctNov 2025: 93% on time (29 flights)93NovDec 2025: 93% on time (15 flights)93DecJan 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JanFeb 2026: 88% on time (25 flights)88FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5186%
Tuesday4990%
Wednesday4984%
Thursday4982%
Friday5092%
Saturday4678%
Sunday4988%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 33%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%Severe weather 7%

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Questions

How often is UA 2296 from MSY to IAH late?

United Airlines 2296 from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 343 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.