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UA 5088 on time

United Airlines 5088: Meridian to Houston at 8:20 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
240 flights · likely 79–89%
Cancelled
1.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+95 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 5088 flights from Meridian arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 1.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

UA 5088: MEI → IAH

Scheduled to leave Meridian at 8:20 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5088. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (240 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%Aug 2025: 78% on time (18 flights)78AugSep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 96% on time (25 flights)96OctDec 2025: 86% on time (28 flights)86DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: too few flights (4 flights)MarApr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 68% on time (25 flights)68MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3589%
Tuesday3281%
Wednesday3482%
Thursday3594%
Friday3683%
Saturday3388%
Sunday3574%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 63%Late inbound plane 19%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is UA 5088 from MEI to IAH late?

United Airlines 5088 from Meridian, MS to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 240 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.3% 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.