George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) – Raleigh-Durham (RDU)
In July 2026, 166 flights operated between George Bush Intercontinental and Raleigh-Durham (both directions), and 75.9% left on time, according to the US BTS.
Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.
Flight timing & delays
Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.
Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS
Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026
Lowest average delay06:00–07:003.5min · 657 recorded · 649 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour21.0min06:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights3,125IAH–RDU
Departure hour
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
24.412.20.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
7113560
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Departure hour
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
00:00
No observations
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01:00
No observations
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02:00
No observations
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03:00
No observations
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04:00
No observations
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05:00
No observations
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06:00
94.8%
3.5 min
649
657
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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8
8
08:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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45
45
09:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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118
118
10:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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137
138
11:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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61
61
12:00
88.6%
5.9 min
554
560
13:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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18
19
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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41
42
15:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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32
33
16:00
84.1%
10.1 min
459
463
17:00
70.1%
24.4 min
221
227
18:00
73.3%
19.3 min
705
711
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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25
26
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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16
17
21:00
No observations
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22:00
No observations
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23:00
No observations
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Day of week
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
18.59.30.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
5102550
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
79.3%
18.5 min
482
490
Tuesday
87.1%
5.7 min
388
394
Wednesday
86.9%
8.5 min
388
390
Thursday
80.3%
11.2 min
498
498
Friday
84.5%
11.5 min
490
492
Saturday
84.8%
10.5 min
349
351
Sunday
80.0%
11.6 min
494
510
Month of year
Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
21.410.70.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
3141570
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
85.7%
10.9 min
266
281
Feb
88.4%
3.5 min
250
252
Mar
84.0%
12.4 min
312
314
Apr
87.6%
5.0 min
258
258
May
84.5%
11.7 min
290
294
Jun
71.8%
20.9 min
269
272
Jul
71.4%
21.4 min
297
300
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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136
136
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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148
148
Oct
85.8%
13.1 min
267
268
Nov
85.9%
7.9 min
298
304
Dec
80.9%
10.2 min
298
298
Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.
Recorded outcomes
On time82.0%2,562
Delayed >15 min16.9%527
Cancelled1.2%36
Missing departure time0.0%0
All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.
On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.
Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.