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UA 678 on time

United Airlines 678: Mission to Houston at 7:00 a.m.; Houston to New York at 9:47 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for MFE → IAH, its busiest leg

On time
83%
363 flights · likely 79–87%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+83 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 678 flights from Mission arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

UA 678: MFE → IAH

Scheduled to leave Mission at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (363 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (27 flights)96FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5387%
Tuesday5287%
Wednesday5175%
Thursday5283%
Friday5190%
Saturday5279%
Sunday5283%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 39%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 33%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%

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UA 678: IAH → LGA

Scheduled to leave Houston at 9:47 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (222 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 74% on time (27 flights)74JulAug 2025: 65% on time (26 flights)65AugSep 2025: 100% on time (21 flights)100SepDec 2025: 76% on time (25 flights)76DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (14 flights)FebMar 2026: 50% on time (26 flights)50MarApr 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81AprMay 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81MayJun 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69JunJul 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74JulAug 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3874%
Tuesday3781%
Wednesday3784%
Thursday3768%
Friday3778%
Saturday2—
Sunday3474%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 44%Late inbound plane 33%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 18%Severe weather 5%

All flights IAH → LGA · Connecting off UA 678? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 678 from MFE to IAH late?

United Airlines 678 from Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 363 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% were cancelled.

How often is UA 678 from IAH to LGA late?

United Airlines 678 from Houston, TX to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 222 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.3% 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.