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UA 4231 on time

United Airlines 4231: Houston to Birmingham at 7:35 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
216 flights · likely 81–90%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 UA 4231 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

UA 4231: IAH → BHM

Scheduled to leave Houston at 7:35 a.m. local time, operated by CommutAir as C5 4231. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (216 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88JanFeb 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 90% on time (29 flights)90AprMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3177%
Tuesday3187%
Wednesday3090%
Thursday3190%
Friday3190%
Saturday3194%
Sunday3177%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 52%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is UA 4231 from IAH to BHM late?

United Airlines 4231 from Houston, TX to Birmingham, AL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 216 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.