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UA 1696 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 1696 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

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 552 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(80 flights)
  • Tue82%(81 flights)
  • Wed78%(81 flights)
  • Thu75%(81 flights)
  • Fri74%(77 flights)
  • Sat67%(64 flights)
  • Sun63%(82 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM84%(63 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(269 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(170 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM66%(44 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 52% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202552%23
July 202568%87
August 202567%64
September 202583%30
October 202581%37
November 202562%58
December 202575%32
January 202690%49
February 202687%53
March 202669%52
April 202673%30
May 202677%31
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
546
Months covered
12

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Based on 552 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.