Route · IAH → AMA · 2020–2025 BTS data
Houston to Amarillo
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), IAH to AMA (Houston to Amarillo) ranks #3845 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 79.9%
- On-time
- +0.9 pts
- vs US avg
- 103 min
- Delay when late
- 1,970
- Flights
- #3845 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
1.3%
Best Month
Sep 2021 90%
Worst Month
Mar 2023 63%
Distance
517 mi
Carriers
2
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | 60 | 17 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2025 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2025 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2024 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2023 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Nov 2023 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2023 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2023 | 62 | 18 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2023 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 1 | OO |
| Apr 2023 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 1 | OO |
| Mar 2023 | 62 | 23 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2023 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | OO |
| Sep 2022 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2022 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| May 2022 | 61 | 11 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2022 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2022 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2021 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2021 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2021 | 66 | 9 | 4 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2021 | 79 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
IAH–AMA seasonal on-time pattern
Best: January (91.2%) · weakest: July (67.6%)
Strongest calendar month
January
91.2% on-time · ~57 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
June
~70 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
July
67.6% on-time · ~62 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
1.3%
16 of 1,243 flights
Diversion Rate
0.4%
5 of 1,243 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
IAH - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
IAH on-time profileAMA - Amarillo
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Amarillo, TX.
AMA on-time profileCompare the two airports
See IAH and AMA side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare IAH vs AMAOrigin-hub reliability standing
Mid-pack among IAH departures
From IAH, this corridor sits with 79 other 75–85% on-time routes out of 102 tracked departures, not the hub's reliability leaders (17 at ≥85%) and not the softest ( 6 below 75%). Destination: Amarillo · fleet on-time rank #3186 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About IAH to AMA
1,970 tracked flights put the IAH to AMA pairing (Houston to Amarillo) at a 79.9% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 103.3 minutes on average. Across the 517-mile route and its 2 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 1.3% cancelled and 0.4% diverted (1,243 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Sep 2021 posted the strongest performance at 90% on-time, while Mar 2023 came in at just 63% - a 27-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
On the multi-year calendar, IAH–AMA peaks in January at 91.2% on-time while June carries the heaviest traffic (~70 flights per month) ; the softest month is July at 67.6%, a 23.6-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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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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Using IAH–AMA data
IAH–AMA is mid-pack at 79.9% on-time; month and carrier mix move more than the corridor headline.
- Compare IAH and AMA airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. IAH airport
- If your dates flex, January (91.2% on-time) beats July (67.6%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 79.9% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
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