William P Hobby in February 2026

80.9%departed on time

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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 3,832 domestic departures from William P Hobby (HOU). 80.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 83.6% reached their destination on time; 0.7% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so HOU departures were 2.8 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 3,883 departures with 82.0% leaving on time: a change of −1.1 points, with flights down 1%.

Flights arriving at HOU that month were on time 84.7% of the time (3,830 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 43%, air carrier 36% and national aviation system 20%.

On time 83.6%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 15.7%
Cancelled 0.7%
Diverted 0.1%

Every scheduled departure from HOU in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	HOU, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	80.9%	82.0%	72.7%	78.1%
Arrived on time	83.6%	84.1%	76.0%	78.3%
Cancelled	0.7%	0.4%	0.9%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	9.8 min	10.3 min	15.0 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	128	129	148	17,168
Scheduled departures	3,832	3,883	53,894	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
WN Southwest Airlines	3,601	94%	83.6%	0.4 min	0.6%
DL Delta Air Lines	97	3%	87.6%	6.0 min	1.0%
OH PSA Airlines	83	2%	78.3%	12.1 min	3.6%
MQ Envoy Air	39	1%	84.6%	-3.6 min	2.6%
G4 Allegiant Air	8	0%	87.5%	-9.9 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	4	0%	100.0%	-13.2 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
HOU–DAL	Houston to Dallas	323	87.0%	-1.7 min	0.9%
HOU–ATL	Houston to Atlanta	199	82.4%	5.8 min	0.5%
HOU–MSY	Houston to New Orleans	187	88.2%	-3.4 min	0.0%
HOU–DEN	Houston to Denver	184	83.2%	5.1 min	0.5%
HOU–LAS	Houston to Las Vegas	162	84.0%	-4.4 min	0.0%
HOU–PHX	Houston to Phoenix	158	90.5%	-4.5 min	0.0%
HOU–MCO	Houston to Orlando	143	78.3%	8.5 min	0.7%
HOU–BNA	Houston to Nashville	139	87.1%	1.0 min	0.0%
HOU–DFW	Houston to Dallas/Fort Worth	126	81.0%	6.4 min	3.2%
HOU–AUS	Houston to Austin	125	88.0%	-3.7 min	0.0%
HOU–MDW	Houston to Chicago	116	77.6%	6.4 min	0.9%
HOU–STL	Houston to St. Louis	106	81.1%	1.9 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	35.6%	38.2%	10,183
Late-arriving aircraft	42.8%	37.2%	12,265
National Aviation System	19.8%	18.5%	5,663
Extreme weather	1.5%	6.0%	416
Security	0.4%	0.2%	106

28,633 delay minutes on 600 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left HOU on time in February 2026?

80.9% of 3,832 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 83.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 82.0% of 3,883 departures left on time and 0.4% were cancelled, against 80.9% and 0.7% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 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.