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Airport month · January 2026
William P Hobby in January 2026
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 January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 4,081 domestic departures from William P Hobby (HOU). 83.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 85.6% reached their destination on time; 2.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so HOU departures were 7.6 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 4,122 departures with 77.9% leaving on time: a change of +5.3 points, with flights down 1%.
Flights arriving at HOU that month were on time 85.2% of the time (4,079 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 40%, late-arriving aircraft 36% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 85.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 11.6%
- Cancelled 2.5%
- Diverted 0.2%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | HOU, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 83.2% | 77.9% | 72.7% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 85.6% | 81.2% | 76.0% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 2.5% | 6.3% | 0.9% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 7.4 min | 9.7 min | 15.0 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 136 | 137 | 148 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 4,081 | 4,122 | 53,894 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 3,806 | 93% | 86.2% | -4.0 min | 2.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 96 | 2% | 80.2% | 1.4 min | 3.1% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 87 | 2% | 77.0% | 9.8 min | 12.6% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 64 | 2% | 79.7% | 3.9 min | 4.7% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 16 | 0% | 75.0% | -10.9 min | 6.3% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 12 | 0% | 58.3% | 22.5 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU–DAL | Houston to Dallas | 342 | 85.1% | -6.3 min | 7.6% |
| HOU–ATL | Houston to Atlanta | 219 | 81.3% | -0.6 min | 2.7% |
| HOU–DEN | Houston to Denver | 196 | 89.8% | -4.4 min | 0.0% |
| HOU–MSY | Houston to New Orleans | 185 | 88.1% | -4.9 min | 0.0% |
| HOU–PHX | Houston to Phoenix | 168 | 86.3% | -4.5 min | 0.6% |
| HOU–DFW | Houston to Dallas/Fort Worth | 167 | 77.8% | 5.4 min | 9.0% |
| HOU–LAS | Houston to Las Vegas | 165 | 90.3% | -8.5 min | 0.0% |
| HOU–MCO | Houston to Orlando | 149 | 87.9% | -3.2 min | 0.0% |
| HOU–AUS | Houston to Austin | 142 | 85.9% | -1.1 min | 2.1% |
| HOU–BNA | Houston to Nashville | 136 | 86.0% | -4.1 min | 5.1% |
| HOU–MDW | Houston to Chicago | 129 | 83.7% | 0.7 min | 0.8% |
| HOU–LGA | Houston to New York | 116 | 79.3% | 1.4 min | 4.3% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left HOU on time in January 2026?
83.2% of 4,081 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 85.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025, 77.9% of 4,122 departures left on time and 6.3% were cancelled, against 83.2% and 2.5% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; 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.