UA1780United Airlines · IAH → DSM
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA1780 HoustonIAH · 19:50 Des MoinesDSM · 22:15

UA1780 by United Airlines flies from Houston (IAH) to Des Moines (DSM).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
16:20

scheduled from IAH

Wins back in air~15 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

The route today

live boards
IAHHoustonOn-time likelyIAH delay board →
DSMDes MoinesOn-time likelyDSM delay board →
IAH→DSMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+10 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by DSM (Des Moines), currently flying VFR (visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow on this route

Forecast

Houston to Des Moines with United Airlines · Mon 2 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.3%4.3× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
7.4%1.2× usual

Forecast weather: 48% chance of fog at Houston; 93% chance of rain at Des Moines

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 2 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

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 Des Moines flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA6166departs 11:55
UA6225departs 11:59
UA6149departs 19:50
UA3986departs 20:05

If UA1780 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to Des Moines on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAH local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How UA1780 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1780 across the IAH and DSM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed -4 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1780 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-23IAH 19:50 19:39 (−11)DSM 22:15 21:49 (−26)
10-22IAH 19:50 19:46 (−4)DSM 22:15 21:57 (−18)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N77537, N79521.

Board clocks recorded as IAH and DSM published them.

Planning around UA1780? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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