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UA 1216 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 1216 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

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 667 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(97 flights)
  • Tue82%(94 flights)
  • Wed78%(94 flights)
  • Thu70%(91 flights)
  • Fri75%(94 flights)
  • Sat72%(89 flights)
  • Sun64%(98 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(3 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(132 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(212 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(310 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 56% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202556%54
July 202560%58
August 202560%60
September 202587%53
October 202575%32
November 202574%57
December 202574%43
January 202687%62
February 202689%54
March 202671%62
April 202678%60
May 202668%62
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
657
Months covered
12

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Based on 667 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.