Route · IAH → LBB · 2020–2025 BTS data
Houston to Lubbock
The IAH–LBB corridor (Houston, TX → Lubbock, TX) runs ahead of the national average, served by 5 carriers across roughly 458 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 84.6%
- On-time
- +5.6 pts
- vs US avg
- 86 min
- Delay when late
- 1,744
- Flights
Cancelled
1.5%
Best Month
Aug 2020 97%
Worst Month
May 2021 74%
Distance
458 mi
Carriers
5
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2025 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2025 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | OO |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2024 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 1 | OO |
| Aug 2023 | 93 | 17 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| May 2022 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2022 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2022 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2021 | 79 | 17 | 2 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Sep 2021 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Aug 2021 | 89 | 19 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2021 | 88 | 22 | 3 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2021 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2021 | 62 | 16 | 1 | 2 | OO |
| Apr 2021 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2020 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Nov 2020 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2020 | 89 | 10 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2020 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 0 | EV |
| Aug 2020 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 0 | EV |
| Jul 2020 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | EV |
| Jun 2020 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | EV |
Cancellation Rate
1.5%
21 of 1,357 flights
Diversion Rate
0.5%
7 of 1,357 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
IAH - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
Origin airport →LBB - Lubbock
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Lubbock, TX.
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What the Data Says About IAH to LBB
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Houston to Lubbock (IAH to LBB) running a 84.6% on-time rate over 1,744 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 86.4 minutes. The 458-mile corridor is served by 5 carriers, and over the last 24 months 1.5% of 1,357 flights were cancelled, 0.5% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Aug 2020 posted the strongest performance at 97% on-time, while May 2021 came in at just 74% - a 23-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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