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Flight Reliability

UA 1470 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 1470 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

70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 445 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(65 flights)
  • Tue73%(56 flights)
  • Wed61%(64 flights)
  • Thu71%(65 flights)
  • Fri70%(66 flights)
  • Sat82%(60 flights)
  • Sun65%(66 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM72%(29 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(95 flights)
  • 12–3 PM62%(233 flights)
  • 3–6 PM55%(33 flights)
  • 6–9 PM87%(52 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
May

Jun 67% → May 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%60
July 202566%55
August 202566%47
September 202573%30
October 202545%31
November 202579%29
December 202581%31
January 202690%31
February 202661%28
March 202668%47
April 202684%31
May 202664%22
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
442
Months covered
12

Based on 445 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.