UA1496 New YorkLGA · 17:58 HoustonIAH · 20:55
UA1496 by United Airlines flies from New York (LGA) to Houston (IAH) for the Tue, Sep 8 departure.
estimated arrival at IAH · local time · ~83 min from now
position updated 4m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 1h 6m
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at LGA and IAH 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
Under low visibility at LGA, United Airlines has historically cancelled ~17% of flights, vs 4.3% in clear conditions, over the trailing 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other New York to Houston flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA1496 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from New York to Houston on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How UA1496 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1496 across the LGA and IAH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~62 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 1/4 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1496 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as LGA and IAH published them.
Planning around UA1496? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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