UA2038United Airlines · PHL → IAH
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA2038 PhiladelphiaPHL · 17:05 HoustonIAH · 15:39

UA2038 by United Airlines flies from Philadelphia (PHL) to Houston (IAH).

Right nowIn the air to Houston · off blocks 16:56 · 9 min early
15:21

estimated arrival at IAH · local time · ~82 min from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
IAH517 mi · ~82 min leftPHL
38,000 ftAltitudecruising
507 mphSpeed441 kt
234°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 42m

Typical gate push−9 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+3 minmedian over 2 operations

The route today

live boards
PHLPhiladelphiaOn-time likelyPHL delay board →
IAHHoustonOn-time likelyIAH delay board →
PHL→IAHevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.0%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at PHL and IAH are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Philadelphia to Houston flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA584departs 10:16
UA2474departs 22:15

If UA2038 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Houston on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PHL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA2038 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2038 across the PHL and IAH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed +3 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA2038 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-20PHL 17:05 16:56 (−9)IAH 15:39 15:21 (−18)
10-19PHL IAH 15:39 15:42 (+3)

Board clocks recorded as PHL and IAH published them.

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