Route · LBB → IAH · 2020–2025 BTS data
Lubbock to Houston
The LBB–IAH corridor (Lubbock, TX → Houston, 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
- 100 min
- Delay when late
- 1,743
- Flights
Cancelled
1.9%
Best Month
Sep 2020 100%
Worst Month
Jul 2021 73%
Distance
458 mi
Carriers
5
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2025 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2025 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2024 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2023 | 92 | 15 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2022 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2022 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2022 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2021 | 80 | 14 | 3 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Sep 2021 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2021 | 89 | 16 | 3 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2021 | 88 | 24 | 3 | 1 | OO |
| Jun 2021 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2021 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2021 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2020 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Nov 2020 | 83 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2020 | 88 | 16 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2020 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | EV |
| Aug 2020 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 1 | EV |
| Jul 2020 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | EV |
| Jun 2020 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 0 | EV |
Cancellation Rate
1.9%
26 of 1,357 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
2 of 1,357 flights
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LBB - Lubbock
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Lubbock, TX.
Origin airport →IAH - Houston
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What the Data Says About LBB to IAH
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Lubbock to Houston (LBB to IAH) running a 84.6% on-time rate over 1,743 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 99.9 minutes. The 458-mile corridor is served by 5 carriers, and over the last 24 months 1.9% of 1,357 flights were cancelled, 0.1% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Sep 2020 posted the strongest performance at 100% on-time, while Jul 2021 came in at just 73% - a 27-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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