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Flight Reliability

UA 1429 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 1429 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 469 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(66 flights)
  • Tue79%(65 flights)
  • Wed77%(64 flights)
  • Thu72%(64 flights)
  • Fri75%(67 flights)
  • Sat81%(63 flights)
  • Sun72%(68 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM(7 flights)
  • 3–6 AM(2 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(85 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM73%(89 flights)
  • 12–3 PM91%(32 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(169 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(73 flights)
On-time trend by month
36%
May

Jun 69% → May 36% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%29
July 202542%26
August 202566%29
September 202572%36
October 202579%62
November 202590%57
December 202570%46
January 202694%34
February 202685%27
March 202686%22
April 202685%58
May 202636%31
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
457
Months covered
12

Based on 469 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.