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Airport month · November 2025
William P Hobby in November 2025
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In November 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 4,552 domestic departures from William P Hobby (HOU). 75.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.3% reached their destination on time; 2.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 77.3% arrived on time, so HOU departures were 3.1 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in November 2024, the airport had 4,521 departures with 85.5% leaving on time: a change of −10.5 points, with flights up 1%.
Flights arriving at HOU that month were on time 77.0% of the time (4,548 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 52%, air carrier 27% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 78.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.4%
- Cancelled 2.2%
- Diverted 0.1%
November 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | HOU, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 75.0% | 85.5% | 72.7% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 78.3% | 87.3% | 76.0% | 77.3% |
| Cancelled | 2.2% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 14.2 min | 7.8 min | 15.0 min | 15.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 152 | 151 | 148 | 19,018 |
| Scheduled departures | 4,552 | 4,521 | 53,894 | 570,550 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 4,236 | 93% | 78.4% | 4.3 min | 1.9% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 118 | 3% | 80.5% | 6.1 min | 2.5% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 111 | 2% | 75.7% | 7.8 min | 6.3% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 40 | 1% | 70.0% | 9.5 min | 10.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 28 | 1% | 78.6% | -2.7 min | 17.9% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 19 | 0% | 89.5% | -7.5 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU–DAL | Houston to Dallas | 323 | 75.5% | 2.9 min | 7.7% |
| HOU–ATL | Houston to Atlanta | 254 | 79.5% | 6.4 min | 2.4% |
| HOU–DEN | Houston to Denver | 208 | 80.3% | 0.4 min | 1.4% |
| HOU–MSY | Houston to New Orleans | 196 | 87.8% | -0.6 min | 0.0% |
| HOU–PHX | Houston to Phoenix | 188 | 69.7% | 11.3 min | 2.1% |
| HOU–MCO | Houston to Orlando | 187 | 79.1% | 3.5 min | 4.3% |
| HOU–LAS | Houston to Las Vegas | 183 | 82.0% | -2.0 min | 3.8% |
| HOU–DFW | Houston to Dallas/Fort Worth | 179 | 74.9% | 6.7 min | 8.9% |
| HOU–BNA | Houston to Nashville | 168 | 79.2% | 7.3 min | 0.0% |
| HOU–MDW | Houston to Chicago | 145 | 69.7% | 8.0 min | 5.5% |
| HOU–STL | Houston to St. Louis | 132 | 88.6% | -1.3 min | 0.8% |
| HOU–BWI | Houston to Baltimore | 129 | 79.1% | 5.3 min | 0.8% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left HOU on time in November 2025?
75.0% of 4,552 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 77.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In November 2024, 85.5% of 4,521 departures left on time and 0.4% were cancelled, against 75.0% and 2.2% in November 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for November 2025; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for HOU · methodology · corrections.