UA4838 WichitaICT · 08:45 HoustonIAH · 10:53
UA4838 by United Airlines flies from Wichita (ICT) to Houston (IAH) for the Wed, Nov 4 departure.
arrived at IAH · 27 min early
Where the minutes go
last 3 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
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ICT and IAH are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 at Wichita
ForecastThu 5 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Houston
ForecastThu 5 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Wichita to Houston flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA4838 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Wichita to Houston on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ICT 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 UA4838 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA4838 across the ICT and IAH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left a little late (~12 min) but landed about 12 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA4838 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N11176.
Board clocks recorded as ICT and IAH published them.
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Pro Flight Search: UA4838 Wichita to Houston on-time performance, measured from the ICT and IAH airport boards.
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