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Colorado Springs (COS) to Houston (IAH): On-Time Performance

Data through May 2026

Colorado Springs (COS) to Houston (IAH) is a thinner route than most in this dataset — 282 departures over the past year, roughly 5 a week — so treat these numbers as indicative rather than definitive. Of the flights that did operate, 83% arrived on time, comfortably above the national average of 78%.

On-time
83%
arrived <15 min late
Avg delay
16 min
completed flights
Cancelled
0.9%
Flights/day
0.77
last 12 months
Duration
2h 31m
scheduled
Distance
809 mi

Monthly on-time trend

Monthly on-time percentage for COS to IAH flights50%75%100%June 2024: 90% on-time (49 flights)90Jun 2024July 2024: 67% on-time (54 flights)67August 2024: 84% on-time (44 flights)84September 2024: 76% on-time (33 flights)76Sep 2024October 2024: 94% on-time (53 flights)94November 2024: 73% on-time (51 flights)73December 2024: 84% on-time (32 flights)84Dec 2024January 2025: 87% on-time (32 flights)87February 2025: 79% on-time (28 flights)79March 2025: 83% on-time (6 flights)83Mar 2025June 2025: 100% on-time (4 flights)100July 2025: 71% on-time (31 flights)71August 2025: 87% on-time (31 flights)87Aug 2025September 2025: 100% on-time (30 flights)100October 2025: 94% on-time (36 flights)94November 2025: 87% on-time (30 flights)87Nov 2025December 2025: 100% on-time (16 flights)100January 2026: 100% on-time (6 flights)100February 2026: 75% on-time (16 flights)75Feb 2026March 2026: 84% on-time (31 flights)84April 2026: 77% on-time (30 flights)77May 2026: 81% on-time (21 flights)81May 2026

Best time to fly from COS to IAH

By day of week

DayOn-timeAvg delay
Monday81%12 min
Tuesday87%18 min
Wednesday85%15 min
Thursday79%16 min
Friday82%21 min
Saturdaybest89%13 min
Sunday83%15 min

What causes delays on this route

Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.

  • Late-arriving aircraft10%
  • Airline operations68%
  • National airspace system16%
  • Weather6%

Frequently asked questions

How often are flights from COS to IAH delayed?
17% of COS–IAH flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-06 and 2026-05. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 16 minutes.
How long is the flight from COS to IAH?
The scheduled COS–IAH flight time averages 2h 31m over 809 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 17% of the time.
How often are COS to IAH flights cancelled?
0.9% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-06 and 2026-05, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.
What is the worst month to fly from COS to IAH?
July 2024 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 67% of arrivals on time. The best was September 2025 at 100%. If your dates are flexible, that 33-point gap is worth planning around.

Based on 664 flights, 2024-062026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.