Route · AMA → IAH · 2020–2025 BTS data
Amarillo to Houston
The AMA–IAH corridor (Amarillo, TX → Houston, TX) runs ahead of the national average, served by 3 carriers across roughly 517 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 83.4%
- On-time
- +4.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 114 min
- Delay when late
- 1,999
- Flights
Cancelled
1.5%
Best Month
Sep 2022 95%
Worst Month
Apr 2025 73%
Distance
517 mi
Carriers
3
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2025 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2024 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2023 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2023 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2023 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2023 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2023 | 62 | 16 | 5 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2023 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 1 | OO |
| Mar 2023 | 62 | 15 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2023 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2022 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2022 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2022 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2022 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2022 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2022 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2021 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2021 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2021 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 1 | OO |
| Sep 2021 | 79 | 11 | 0 | 0 | OO |
Cancellation Rate
1.5%
19 of 1,273 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
2 of 1,273 flights
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AMA - Amarillo
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Amarillo, TX.
Origin airport →IAH - Houston
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What the Data Says About AMA to IAH
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Amarillo to Houston (AMA to IAH) running a 83.4% on-time rate over 1,999 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 113.6 minutes. The 517-mile corridor is served by 3 carriers, and over the last 24 months 1.5% of 1,273 flights were cancelled, 0.2% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Sep 2022 posted the strongest performance at 95% on-time, while Apr 2025 came in at just 73% - a 21-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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