UA3988United Airlines · IAH → CLT
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA3988 HoustonIAH · 07:25 CharlotteCLT · 10:54

UA3988 by United Airlines flies from Houston (IAH) to Charlotte (CLT) for the Fri, Sep 18 departure.

Right nowLanded in Charlotte · today
10:54

arrived at CLT · on schedule

Typical gate push−7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+0 minmedian over 3 operations

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-18
−9 gate · +0 arrival
09-17
−1 gate · +19 arrival
09-16
−7 gate · −7 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
IAHHoustonOn-time likelyIAH delay board →
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
IAH→CLTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%Chance of cancellation

Conditions at IAH and CLT 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.

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 Houston to Charlotte flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA3813departs 13:00

If UA3988 is cancelled, this is the other United Airlines nonstop flight from Houston to Charlotte 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 UA3988 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA3988 across the IAH and CLT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed +0 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA3988 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
09-18IAH 07:25 07:16 (−9)CLT 10:54 (+0)
09-17IAH 07:25 07:24 (−1)CLT 10:54 11:13 (+19)
09-16IAH 07:25 07:18 (−7)CLT 10:54 10:47 (−7)

Board clocks recorded as IAH and CLT published them.

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