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Flight Reliability

UA 1197 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 1197 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
2.4%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 510 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(72 flights)
  • Tue70%(69 flights)
  • Wed75%(71 flights)
  • Thu66%(70 flights)
  • Fri75%(73 flights)
  • Sat70%(71 flights)
  • Sun67%(69 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(31 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM94%(31 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(96 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(337 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 59% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%41
July 202552%54
August 202560%48
September 202569%35
October 202575%56
November 202583%59
December 202569%32
January 202667%30
February 202681%26
March 202669%55
April 202693%30
May 202693%29
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
495
Months covered
12

Based on 510 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.