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Flight Reliability

UA 1653 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 1653 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
4.0%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 151 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(19 flights)
  • Tue100%(22 flights)
  • Wed68%(22 flights)
  • Thu90%(20 flights)
  • Fri76%(21 flights)
  • Sat91%(22 flights)
  • Sun63%(19 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(23 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM97%(30 flights)
  • 12–3 PM91%(23 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM68%(68 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
Mar

Sep 93% → Mar 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
September 202593%29
October 202586%29
November 202568%28
December 202565%17
February 202673%15
March 202689%27
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
145
Months covered
6

Based on 151 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.