United Airlines
Is UA5281 delayed?
No — UA5281 landed in New Orleans 10 min early, at 17:36 on Sep 22 (as of Sep 22, 22:36 UTC).
Usually on time: arrived within 15 min of schedule on 13 of the last 16 flights.
10 min early
Official source · Updated
Departure
Houston
IAH
Actual
Scheduled 16:52
Sep 22
Arrival
New Orleans
MSY
Actual
Scheduled 17:47
Sep 22
Times shown in airport local time
Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/Chicago)
Flight details
Departure · UTC
- Scheduled
- Estimated
- Not available
- Actual
Arrival · UTC
- Scheduled
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- Not available
- Actual
Recent arrivals
Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.
- 10 min early
Houston → New Orleans
- 22 min early
Houston → New Orleans
- 11 min early
Houston → New Orleans
- 37 min late
Houston → New Orleans
- 8 min early
Houston → New Orleans
Is UA5281 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
- 23 of 288
- Cancelled today
- 1
Related flights
Flight history and details
| Service date | Departure | Arrival | Actual | Arrival delay (minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026Arrived | Houston | New Orleans | -10 | |
| Sep 20, 2026Arrived | Houston | New Orleans | -22 | |
| Sep 19, 2026Arrived | Houston | New Orleans | -11 | |
| Sep 18, 2026Arrived | Houston | New Orleans | 37 | |
| Sep 16, 2026Arrived | Houston | New Orleans | -8 | |
| Sep 15, 2026Arrived | Houston | New Orleans | -8 | |
| Sep 14, 2026Arrived | Houston | New Orleans | -1 | |
| Sep 13, 2026Arrived | Houston | New Orleans | 8 | |
| Sep 12, 2026Arrived | Houston | New Orleans | 23 | |
| Sep 11, 2026Arrived | Houston | New Orleans | 18 | |
| Sep 10, 2026Arrived | Houston | New Orleans | -5 | |
| Sep 9, 2026Arrived | Houston | New Orleans | -7 | |
| Sep 8, 2026Arrived | Chicago | Dayton | -37 | |
| Sep 7, 2026Arrived | Milwaukee | Houston | -10 | |
| Sep 5, 2026Arrived | Milwaukee | Houston | -12 | |
| Sep 4, 2026Arrived | Milwaukee | Houston | -13 |
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