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Flight Reliability

UA 1642 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 1642 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 253 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(38 flights)
  • Tue71%(38 flights)
  • Wed82%(38 flights)
  • Thu76%(37 flights)
  • Fri79%(38 flights)
  • Sat95%(21 flights)
  • Sun83%(40 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM94%(17 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(19 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(133 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(2 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(79 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 63% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%30
July 202547%30
August 202572%29
September 202594%31
October 2025100%27
November 202592%24
December 202587%15
April 202687%30
May 202690%31
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
250
Months covered
10

Based on 253 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.