Route · MOB → IAH · 2020–2025 BTS data
Mobile to Houston
The MOB–IAH corridor (Mobile, AL → Houston, TX) runs ahead of the national average, served by 7 carriers across roughly 427 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 87.8%
- On-time
- +8.8 pts
- vs US avg
- 109 min
- Delay when late
- 1,390
- Flights
Cancelled
6.0%
Best Month
May 2020 98%
Worst Month
Oct 2023 76%
Distance
427 mi
Carriers
7
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2024 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2023 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2023 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Oct 2023 | 62 | 15 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2022 | 73 | 9 | 1 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Oct 2021 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2021 | 62 | 8 | 6 | 0 | YV |
| Jul 2021 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | YV |
| Jun 2021 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | OO,YV |
| May 2021 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2021 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2020 | 87 | 11 | 10 | 0 | YV,EV,OO |
| Aug 2020 | 93 | 6 | 6 | 0 | EV,YV |
| Jul 2020 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 0 | EV |
| Jun 2020 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 1 | EV |
| May 2020 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 1 | EV |
| Apr 2020 | 66 | 2 | 21 | 1 | EV |
| Mar 2020 | 150 | 9 | 32 | 0 | EV,YV |
| Feb 2020 | 148 | 23 | 0 | 1 | YV,EV |
| Jan 2020 | 141 | 17 | 1 | 0 | YV,EV |
Cancellation Rate
6.0%
83 of 1,390 flights
Diversion Rate
0.4%
5 of 1,390 flights
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MOB - Mobile
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Mobile, AL.
Origin airport →IAH - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
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What the Data Says About MOB to IAH
Mobile to Houston (MOB to IAH) is one of the more dependable pairings in the BTS On-Time Performance dataset: a 87.8% on-time rate across 1,390 flights, with delays that do happen averaging 108.6 minutes. The corridor runs roughly 427 miles and is served by 7 carriers. Over the most recent 24 months, 83 of 1,390 flights were cancelled (6.0%) and 5 diverted (0.4%).
The monthly split is wide on this route: May 2020 posted the strongest performance at 98% on-time, while Oct 2023 came in at just 76% - 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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