UA6166United Airlines · IAH → DSM
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA6166 HoustonIAH · 11:59 Des MoinesDSM · 14:20

UA6166 by United Airlines flies from Houston (IAH) to Des Moines (DSM) for the Sun, Nov 8 departure.

Right nowAwaiting arrival in Des Moines · off blocks 11:53 · 6 min early
14:32

estimated arrival at DSM · local time · past this estimate · waiting on the board

En routeUA6166 · position estimated
IAHHoustonDSMDes Moines
Estimated from the boardsarr 14:32

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 11:53.

Typical gate push−1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+12 minmedian over 3 operations

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-08
−6 gate · +12 arrival
11-07
+61 gate · +48 arrival
11-06
−1 gate · −10 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
IAHHoustonOn-time likelyIAH delay board →
DSMDes MoinesOn-time likelyDSM delay board →
IAH→DSMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at IAH and DSM 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 at Houston

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 18°C to 22°C
Low14°Clikely 12°C to 16°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Des Moines

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 20°C
Low2°Clikely 1°C to 4°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Houston to Des Moines flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA6225departs 11:59
UA3986departs 20:05

If UA6166 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to Des Moines 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 UA6166 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA6166 across the IAH and DSM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed +24 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA6166 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-08IAH 11:59 11:53 (−6)DSM 14:20 14:32 (+12)
11-07IAH 11:59 13:00 (+61)DSM 14:20 15:08 (+48)
11-06IAH 11:59 11:58 (−1)DSM 14:20 14:10 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N85340, N86322.

Board clocks recorded as IAH and DSM published them.

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