UA1018United Airlines · IAH → CUN
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA1018 HoustonIAH · 09:44 CancúnCUN · 12:02

UA1018 by United Airlines flies from Houston (IAH) to Cancún (CUN) for the Thu, Aug 20 departure.

Right nowDescending into Cancún
11:53

estimated arrival at CUN · local time · ~18 min from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
IAH106 mi · ~18 min leftCUN
21,800 ftAltitudedescending
464 mphSpeed403 kt
135°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 24m

Typical gate push−6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+0 minmedian over 1 operations

The route today

live boards
IAHHoustonOn-time likelyIAH delay board →
CUNCancúnOn-time likelyCUN delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.3%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at IAH and CUN are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

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When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Houston to Cancún flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA3922departs 05:00
UA1016departs 11:55
UA3908departs 15:30

If UA1018 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to Cancún on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAH local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA1018 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1018 across the IAH and CUN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed +0 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1018 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
08-19IAH 09:44 09:38 (−6)CUN 12:02 (+0)

Board clocks recorded as IAH and CUN published them.

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