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Flight Reliability

UA 1008 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 1008 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 623 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(87 flights)
  • Tue87%(85 flights)
  • Wed79%(89 flights)
  • Thu83%(87 flights)
  • Fri84%(86 flights)
  • Sat84%(87 flights)
  • Sun75%(92 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(338 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(20 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(245 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(5 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(5 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 88% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%59
July 202572%61
August 202579%61
September 202593%60
October 202589%62
November 202583%60
December 202578%54
January 202693%59
February 202681%36
March 202677%30
April 202662%29
May 202674%42
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
613
Months covered
12

Based on 623 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.