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UA 1496 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 1496 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 521 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(81 flights)
  • Tue77%(69 flights)
  • Wed89%(72 flights)
  • Thu79%(80 flights)
  • Fri72%(75 flights)
  • Sat89%(54 flights)
  • Sun75%(83 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(55 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(213 flights)
  • 12–3 PM100%(15 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(191 flights)
  • 6–9 PM83%(40 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 71% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%58
July 202561%62
August 202571%48
September 202582%45
October 202581%52
November 202586%44
December 202572%32
January 202691%57
February 202694%31
March 202679%29
April 202683%29
May 202682%27
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
514
Months covered
12

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Based on 521 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.