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United Airlines 5493: Aspen to Houston at 11:43 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
67%
208 flights · likely 61–73%
Cancelled
3.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+95 min
average delay
Similar flights
67%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 5493 flights from Aspen arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (33%); 3.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 5493: ASE → IAH

Scheduled to leave Aspen at 11:43 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5493. Over the past year it arrived on time 67% of the time (208 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (67%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Aspen to Houston (51% of days). United Airlines's last ASE–IAH flight was cancelled 4.3% of the time, against 5.3% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 7:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Dec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81FebMar 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprMay 2026: too few flights (10 flights)MayJun 2026: 37% on time (30 flights)37JunJul 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3070%
Tuesday2669%
Wednesday2972%
Thursday3077%
Friday3161%
Saturday3165%
Sunday3158%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 36%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%Severe weather 22%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%

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Questions

How often is UA 5493 from ASE to IAH late?

United Airlines 5493 from Aspen, CO to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 33% of 208 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.4% 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.