UA2181 HoustonIAH · 12:07 New YorkLGA · 16:42
UA2181 by United Airlines flies from Houston (IAH) to New York (LGA) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.
estimated arrival at LGA · local time · ~2h 37m from now
position updated 1m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 32 min
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at IAH and LGA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastHouston to New York with United Airlines · Sat 31 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.5%0.8× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 13%1.4× usual
Forecast weather: 97% chance of rain at Houston
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 8 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Houston to New York flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA2181 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to New York on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAH local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How UA2181 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2181 across the IAH and LGA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: left about 6 min early but landed about 21 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA2181 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as IAH and LGA published them.
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