Route · HOU → LGB · 2020–2025 BTS data
Houston to Long Beach
The HOU–LGB corridor (Houston, TX → Long Beach, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 1,374 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 82.7%
- On-time
- +3.7 pts
- vs US avg
- 53 min
- Delay when late
- 2,600
- Flights
Cancelled
0.5%
Best Month
Nov 2024 94%
Worst Month
Jan 2024 71%
Distance
1,374 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 52 | 14 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2024 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 55 | 16 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2023 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.5%
6 of 1,206 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
2 of 1,206 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
HOU - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
Origin airport →LGB - Long Beach
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Long Beach, CA.
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What the Data Says About HOU to LGB
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Houston to Long Beach (HOU to LGB) running a 82.7% on-time rate over 2,600 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 53.1 minutes. The 1,374-mile corridor is served by 1 carrier, and over the last 24 months 0.5% of 1,206 flights were cancelled, 0.2% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Nov 2024 posted the strongest performance at 94% on-time, while Jan 2024 came in at just 71% - a 24-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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