UA2296United Airlines · MSY → IAH
live · 2m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA2296 New OrleansMSY · 14:15 HoustonIAH · 15:39

UA2296 by United Airlines flies from New Orleans (MSY) to Houston (IAH) for the Sat, Sep 12 departure.

Right nowDescending into Houston · off blocks 14:15 · on schedule
15:18

estimated arrival at IAH · local time · ~13 min from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
IAH22 mi · ~13 min leftMSY
5,600 ftAltitudedescending
267 mphSpeed232 kt
239°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 48 min

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−21 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~21 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-12
+0 gate · −21 arrival
09-11
−1 gate · −28 arrival
09-10
+3 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
MSYNew OrleansOn-time likelyMSY delay board →
IAHHoustonOn-time likelyIAH delay board →
MSY→IAHevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MSY 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.

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

When it flies

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

Other New Orleans to Houston flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA3769departs 00:25
UA5277departs 05:05
UA5567departs 05:05
UA2124departs 07:00
UA2105departs 09:53
UA2253departs 12:03

If UA2296 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from New Orleans to Houston on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MSY local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA2296 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2296 across the MSY and IAH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed +3 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA2296 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
09-12MSY 14:15 (+0)IAH 15:39 15:18 (−21)
09-11MSY 14:15 14:14 (−1)IAH 15:39 15:11 (−28)
09-10MSY IAH 15:39 15:42 (+3)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N77538.

Board clocks recorded as MSY and IAH published them.

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