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UA 252 on time

United Airlines 252: Honolulu to Houston at 8:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
365 flights · likely 78–86%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+53 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 252 flights from Honolulu arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

UA 252: HNL → IAH

Scheduled to leave Honolulu at 8:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (365 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5377%
Tuesday5273%
Wednesday5287%
Thursday5288%
Friday5281%
Saturday5285%
Sunday5283%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 59%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 30%Late inbound plane 11%

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Questions

How often is UA 252 from HNL to IAH late?

United Airlines 252 from Honolulu, HI to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.