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UA 700 on time

United Airlines 700: Houston to Newark at 4:47 p.m.; Santa Ana to Houston at 7:45 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for IAH → EWR, its busiest leg

On time
62%
273 flights · likely 56–67%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+85 min
average delay
Similar flights
60%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 700 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (38%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes late.

UA 700: IAH → EWR

Scheduled to leave Houston at 4:47 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 62% of the time (273 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (60%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Dec 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 37% on time (30 flights)37JunJul 2026: 35% on time (31 flights)35JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3959%
Tuesday3962%
Wednesday3969%
Thursday3956%
Friday3962%
Saturday3969%
Sunday3956%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 56%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%Late inbound plane 14%Severe weather 14%

All flights IAH → EWR · Connecting off UA 700? Check the risk

UA 700: SNA → IAH

Scheduled to leave Santa Ana at 7:45 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 92% of the time (180 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (96%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2685%
Tuesday2588%
Wednesday2592%
Thursday2696%
Friday2696%
Saturday2692%
Sunday2696%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 50%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 43%Late inbound plane 7%

All flights SNA → IAH · Connecting off UA 700? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 700 from IAH to EWR late?

United Airlines 700 from Houston, TX to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 38% of 273 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% were cancelled.

How often is UA 700 from SNA to IAH late?

United Airlines 700 from Santa Ana, CA to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 8% of 180 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.