Baton Rouge (BTR) to Houston (IAH): On-Time Performance
Data through July 2026
When you fly BTR to IAH matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 89% on-time in March 2025 to just 50% in June 2025. Across the full period the route averages 76% on-time against a national 78%.
- On-time
- 76%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 22 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 1.7%
- Flights/day
- 1.2
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 1h 26m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 253 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from BTR to IAH
Aim for departures around 5 a.m. (90% on-time); avoid 3 p.m. departures (63%).
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 75% | 24 min |
| Tuesdaybest | 85% | 13 min |
| Wednesday | 77% | 16 min |
| Thursday | 77% | 15 min |
| Friday | 76% | 20 min |
| Saturday | 69% | 23 min |
| Sunday | 70% | 42 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft35%
- Airline operations36%
- National airspace system16%
- Weather12%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from BTR to IAH delayed?
- 24% of BTR–IAH flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-07 and 2026-07. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 22 minutes.
- What is the best time of day to fly from BTR to IAH?
- Departures around 5 a.m. have the best record (90% on-time), while departures around 3 p.m. have the worst (63%). As on most US routes, delays accumulate through the day, so earlier flights are generally safer.
- How long is the flight from BTR to IAH?
- The scheduled BTR–IAH flight time averages 1h 26m over 253 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 24% of the time.
- How often are BTR to IAH flights cancelled?
- 1.7% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-07 and 2026-07, slightly above the national rate of 1.6%.
- What is the worst month to fly from BTR to IAH?
- June 2025 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 50% of arrivals on time. The best was March 2025 at 89%. If your dates are flexible, that 39-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 717 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.