United Airlines
Is UA4978 delayed?
No — UA4978 landed in Houston 28 min early, at 18:02 on Sep 28 (as of Sep 28, 23:02 UTC).
Usually on time: arrived within 15 min of schedule on 15 of the last 15 flights.
28 min early
Official source · Updated
Departure
Lubbock
LBB
Actual
Scheduled 17:04
Sep 28
Arrival
Houston
IAH
Actual
Scheduled 18:31
Sep 28
Times shown in airport local time
Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/Chicago)
Flight details
Departure · UTC
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- Actual
Arrival · UTC
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Recent arrivals
Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.
- 28 min early
Lubbock → Houston
- 25 min early
Lubbock → Houston
- 27 min early
Lubbock → Houston
- 27 min early
Lubbock → Houston
- 35 min early
Lubbock → Houston
Is UA4978 usually late?
Observation window: Aug 31, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026
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. Results compare scheduled and actual arrival times. Cancelled or diverted flights are excluded. Some flights may be missing from the history.
At the airports today
Houston (IAH) departures
- Left more than 15 min late
- 29 of 343
- Cancelled today
- 2
Related flights
Flight history and details
| Service date | Departure | Arrival | Actual | Arrival delay (minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026Arrived | Lubbock | Houston | -28 | |
| Sep 27, 2026Arrived | Lubbock | Houston | -25 | |
| Sep 25, 2026Arrived | Lubbock | Houston | -27 | |
| Sep 24, 2026Arrived | Lubbock | Houston | -27 | |
| Sep 23, 2026Arrived | Lubbock | Houston | -35 | |
| Sep 21, 2026Arrived | Lubbock | Houston | 8 | |
| Sep 20, 2026Arrived | Lubbock | Houston | -1 | |
| Sep 18, 2026Arrived | Lubbock | Houston | -27 | |
| Sep 17, 2026Arrived | Lubbock | Houston | -31 | |
| Sep 16, 2026Arrived | Lubbock | Houston | -27 | |
| Sep 14, 2026Arrived | Lubbock | Houston | -27 | |
| Sep 13, 2026Arrived | Lubbock | Houston | -30 | |
| Sep 7, 2026Arrived | Lubbock | Houston | -19 | |
| Sep 6, 2026Arrived | Lubbock | Houston | -29 | |
| Sep 4, 2026Arrived | Lubbock | Houston | -26 |
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