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Airport month · April 2026
William P Hobby in April 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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 4,418 domestic departures from William P Hobby (HOU). 73.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.5% reached their destination on time; 0.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so HOU departures were 5.7 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 4,624 departures with 76.4% leaving on time: a change of −3.0 points, with flights down 4%.
Flights arriving at HOU that month were on time 76.9% of the time (4,419 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 41%, air carrier 36% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 75.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.1%
- Cancelled 0.1%
- Diverted 0.2%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | HOU, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 73.4% | 76.4% | 72.7% | 79.1% |
| Arrived on time | 75.5% | 78.7% | 76.0% | 78.9% |
| Cancelled | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 14.0 min | 15.1 min | 15.0 min | 14.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 147 | 154 | 148 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled departures | 4,418 | 4,624 | 53,894 | 597,919 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 4,147 | 94% | 75.5% | 6.7 min | 0.1% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 116 | 3% | 88.8% | 8.1 min | 0.9% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 92 | 2% | 64.1% | 25.2 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 30 | 1% | 60.0% | 21.8 min | 3.3% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 24 | 1% | 83.3% | 26.5 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 9 | 0% | 44.4% | 56.6 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU–DAL | Houston to Dallas | 345 | 80.6% | 1.3 min | 0.6% |
| HOU–ATL | Houston to Atlanta | 235 | 83.8% | 7.0 min | 0.4% |
| HOU–MSY | Houston to New Orleans | 193 | 86.5% | -2.8 min | 0.0% |
| HOU–PHX | Houston to Phoenix | 193 | 73.1% | 7.8 min | 0.0% |
| HOU–MCO | Houston to Orlando | 181 | 80.7% | 3.0 min | 0.0% |
| HOU–DEN | Houston to Denver | 177 | 80.8% | 0.4 min | 0.0% |
| HOU–LAS | Houston to Las Vegas | 164 | 75.0% | 10.1 min | 0.0% |
| HOU–BNA | Houston to Nashville | 150 | 80.0% | 4.0 min | 0.0% |
| HOU–MDW | Houston to Chicago | 150 | 72.0% | 9.5 min | 0.0% |
| HOU–DFW | Houston to Dallas/Fort Worth | 146 | 66.4% | 24.7 min | 0.7% |
| HOU–STL | Houston to St. Louis | 132 | 79.5% | 4.4 min | 0.0% |
| HOU–BWI | Houston to Baltimore | 120 | 75.0% | 6.8 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left HOU on time in April 2026?
73.4% of 4,418 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2025, 76.4% of 4,624 departures left on time and 0.6% were cancelled, against 73.4% and 0.1% in April 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 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.