Flight Reliability
UA 1294 · United Airlines
Denver → Palm Springs (DEN–PSP)87% of its flights flew this route. The rest (LAX–DEN, RAP–DEN) are included in these numbers.
85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 78%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 8 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.3%
- Cancelled
- 2 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 379 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
UA 1294 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 61% between 12–3 PM.
Skip Thursday if you can.
UA 1294 arrived on time 85% of the time on Fridays. On Thursdays: 74%.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 379 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.
The breakdown
- Mon82%(54 flights)
- Tue80%(54 flights)
- Wed76%(54 flights)
- Thu74%(54 flights)
- Fri85%(54 flights)
- Sat77%(53 flights)
- Sun75%(55 flights)
- 6–9 AM74%(19 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM80%(328 flights)
- 12–3 PM61%(31 flights)
65%
May
Jun 88% → May 65% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 88% | 25 |
| July 2025 | 61% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 83% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 76% | 45 |
| January 2026 | 71% | 35 |
| February 2026 | 75% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 77% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 83% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 65% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 84%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 378
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 379 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.