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UA 1609 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 1609 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

68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 559 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(83 flights)
  • Tue78%(74 flights)
  • Wed67%(84 flights)
  • Thu54%(83 flights)
  • Fri64%(81 flights)
  • Sat82%(65 flights)
  • Sun68%(75 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM88%(17 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(314 flights)
  • 6–9 PM43%(35 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM87%(179 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 39% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202539%31
July 202548%50
August 202560%55
September 202573%51
October 202557%37
November 202579%48
December 202570%30
January 202675%28
February 202684%45
March 202679%56
April 202673%60
May 202669%54
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
545
Months covered
12

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Based on 559 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.