UA4978 LubbockLBB HoustonIAH · 18:41
UA4978 by United Airlines flies from Lubbock (LBB) to Houston (IAH).
scheduled from LBB
The route today
live boardsTomorrow at IAH
ForecastWed 28 Oct, local date
- 26% chance of fog
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.6%usually 0.5%
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 5.2%usually 6.3%
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 590 departures a day. · 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.
How UA4978 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA4978 across the LBB and IAH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed -13 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA4978 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 LBB and IAH published them.
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Pro Flight Search — UA4978 Lubbock to Houston on-time performance, measured from the LBB and IAH airport boards.
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