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Is UA491 delayed?

UA491 is cancelled on Nov 14.

Usually on time: arrived within 15 min of schedule on 54 of the last 56 flights.

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Last reported

Cancelled

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Departure

Los Angeles

LAX

Scheduled

Nov 14

Arrival

Houston

IAH

Scheduled

Nov 14

Times shown in airport local time

Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/Los_Angeles)

Flight details

Departure · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
Not available
Actual
Not available

Arrival · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
Not available
Actual
Not available

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Departure

Houston

IAH

Scheduled

Nov 14

Arrival

New Orleans

MSY

Scheduled

Nov 14

Times shown in airport local time

Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/Chicago)

Flight details

Departure · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
Not available
Actual
Not available

Arrival · UTC

Scheduled
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Not available
Actual
Not available

Route overview: Los Angeles → HoustonLAXIAH
Los Angeles → Houston

Recent arrivals

Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.

  • Houston → New Orleans

    On schedule (2 min behind)
  • Los Angeles → Houston

    10 min early
  • Houston → New Orleans

    10 min early
  • Los Angeles → Houston

    7 min early
  • Houston → New Orleans

    33 min late

Is UA491 usually late?

Period: Oct 15, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026

Arrivals tracked
56
On time
96%
of 56 arrivals
Late
4%
of 56 arrivals
Cancelled
2%
of 59 flights
Median arrival delay
13 min early
9 in 10 arrived within
2 min early

On time means arriving no more than 15 minutes after the scheduled time; late means more than 15 minutes after. Cancelled and diverted flights are counted apart from arrivals. Compares scheduled and actual arrival times. Cancelled and diverted flights are left out. Some flights may be missing.

How flight status works

At the airports today

Los Angeles (LAX) departures

Left more than 15 min late
33 of 62
Cancelled today
40
Flights from Los Angeles to Houston today

Houston (IAH) departures

Left more than 15 min late
17 of 49
Cancelled today
52

All United Airlines flights

Flight history and details
UA491 Recent arrival history
Service dateDepartureArrivalActualArrival delay (minutes)
Nov 14, 2026CancelledLos AngelesHoustonNot availableNot available
Nov 13, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans2
Nov 13, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-10
Nov 12, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-10
Nov 12, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-7
Nov 11, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans33
Nov 11, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-2
Nov 10, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-14
Nov 10, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-8
Nov 9, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-16
Nov 9, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-25
Nov 8, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-6
Nov 8, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-13
Nov 7, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-13
Nov 7, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-14
Nov 6, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-11
Nov 6, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-19
Nov 5, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-19
Nov 5, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-19
Nov 4, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-28
Nov 3, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-14
Nov 3, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-20
Nov 2, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-10
Nov 2, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-11
Nov 1, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-14
Nov 1, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-18
Oct 31, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-5
Oct 31, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-26
Oct 30, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-10
Oct 30, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-6
Oct 29, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-16
Oct 29, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-17
Oct 28, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-11
Oct 28, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-15
Oct 27, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-2
Oct 27, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-13
Oct 26, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-7
Oct 26, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-5
Oct 25, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-10
Oct 25, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston6
Oct 24, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-21
Oct 24, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-18
Oct 23, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-11
Oct 23, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-5
Oct 22, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-25
Oct 22, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-23
Oct 21, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-17
Oct 21, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston110
Oct 20, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-18
Oct 20, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-30
Oct 19, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-14
Oct 19, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-19
Oct 18, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-16
Oct 18, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-15
Oct 17, 2026ArrivedHoustonNew Orleans-10
Oct 17, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston0
Oct 16, 2026ArrivedLos AngelesHouston-22
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