United Airlines

UA2638Chicago to Houston

Name: United Airlines UA2638 Chicago to Houston: on-time record
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United Airlines flight UA2638 flies from Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Houston (IAH), 1,491 km. Over August 2025 to July 2026 it usually arrives about 3 minutes late: 81% of 628 flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule and 0.8% were cancelled (US Department of Transportation data).

On-time record, last 12 months

81%

on time (within 15 min)

more than 30 min late

0.8%

cancelled

+3 min

average arrival vs schedule

Every operation of UA2638, August 2025 to July 2026: 628 flights. Source: US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, public domain.

Routes flown as UA2638

Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Houston (IAH)228 flights
Raleigh-durham (RDU) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD)115 flights
Houston (IAH) to Seattle Tacoma (SEA)92 flights
Houston (IAH) to San Diego (SAN)68 flights
Minneapolis (MSP) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD)36 flights
Washington (DCA) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD)29 flights
New York (LGA) to Houston (IAH)26 flights
Santa Barbara (SBA) to Denver (DEN)18 flights
Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO)16 flights

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