UA4256United Airlines · IAH → BHM
live · 30m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA4256 HoustonIAH · 16:21 BirminghamBHM · 18:12

UA4256 by United Airlines flies from Houston (IAH) to Birmingham (BHM).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
16:21

scheduled from IAH

Typical gate push−4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+24 minmedian over 3 operations

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-07
−4 gate · −9 arrival
09-04
−5 gate · +24 arrival
09-03
+27 gate · +38 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 →
BHMBirminghamOn-time likelyBHM delay board →
IAH→BHMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.3%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at IAH and BHM 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 Houston to Birmingham flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA4231departs 07:35
UA5237departs 07:35
UA4840departs 12:15
UA5329departs 12:15
UA4872departs 14:25
UA6110departs 14:27

If UA4256 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to Birmingham 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 UA4256 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA4256 across the IAH and BHM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed +24 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA4256 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
09-07IAH 16:21 16:17 (−4)BHM 18:12 18:03 (−9)
09-04IAH 16:21 16:16 (−5)BHM 18:12 18:36 (+24)
09-03IAH 16:21 16:48 (+27)BHM 18:12 18:50 (+38)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N14198, N14153, N14203.

Board clocks recorded as IAH and BHM published them.

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