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Flight Reliability

UA 1617 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 1617 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

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 586 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(82 flights)
  • Tue84%(85 flights)
  • Wed91%(85 flights)
  • Thu85%(84 flights)
  • Fri80%(84 flights)
  • Sat80%(76 flights)
  • Sun80%(81 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(287 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(271 flights)
  • 3–6 PM84%(19 flights)
On-time trend by month
92%
May

Jun 76% → May 92% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%59
July 202572%61
August 202567%43
September 202583%60
October 202589%56
November 202590%29
December 202587%31
January 202685%53
February 202686%51
March 202687%52
April 202684%31
May 202692%51
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
577
Months covered
12

Based on 586 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.