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Flight Reliability

UA 1294 · United Airlines

Denver → Palm Springs (DENPSP)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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(54 flights)
  • Tue80%(54 flights)
  • Wed76%(54 flights)
  • Thu74%(54 flights)
  • Fri85%(54 flights)
  • Sat77%(53 flights)
  • Sun75%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM74%(19 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(328 flights)
  • 12–3 PM61%(31 flights)
On-time trend by month
65%
May

Jun 88% → May 65% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%25
July 202561%31
August 202587%31
September 202587%30
October 202590%31
November 202583%30
December 202576%45
January 202671%35
February 202675%28
March 202677%31
April 202683%30
May 202665%31
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
378
Months covered
12

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.