United Airlines
UA491Houston to New Orleans
United Airlines flight UA491 flies from Houston (IAH) to New Orleans (MSY), 490 km. Over August 2025 to July 2026 it usually arrives about 7 minutes early: 92% of 652 flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule and 0.3% were cancelled (US Department of Transportation data).
On-time record, last 12 months
92%
on time (within 15 min)
4%
more than 30 min late
0.3%
cancelled
-7 min
average arrival vs schedule
Every operation of UA491, August 2025 to July 2026: 652 flights. Source: US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, public domain.
Routes flown as UA491
- Houston (IAH) to New Orleans (MSY)327 flights
- Los Angeles (LAX) to Houston (IAH)286 flights
- New Orleans (MSY) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD)19 flights
- Houston (IAH) to San Antonio (SAT)18 flights
- Memphis (MEM) to Houston (IAH)1 flights
- Buffalo Niagara (BUF) to Washington Dulles (IAD)1 flights
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