Flight Reliability
UA 1700 · United Airlines
Los Angeles → Newark (LAX–EWR)88% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORF–ORD) are included in these numbers.
75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 81%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 1 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 2.5%
- Cancelled
- 15 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 314 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
UA 1700 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 74% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Skip Wednesday if you can.
UA 1700 arrived on time 88% of the time on Tuesdays. On Wednesdays: 77%.
Ticking up lately.
UA 1700 arrived on time 89% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 84% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon84%(49 flights)
- Tue88%(48 flights)
- Wed77%(48 flights)
- Thu78%(50 flights)
- Fri78%(50 flights)
- Sat80%(10 flights)
- Sun81%(48 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM74%(34 flights)
- 3–6 PM82%(269 flights)
92%
May
Jun 77% → May 92% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 77% | 26 |
| July 2025 | 72% | 25 |
| August 2025 | 76% | 25 |
| September 2025 | 68% | 25 |
| October 2025 | 82% | 27 |
| November 2025 | 81% | 26 |
| December 2025 | 90% | 29 |
| January 2026 | 72% | 29 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 18 |
| March 2026 | 78% | 23 |
| April 2026 | 96% | 25 |
| May 2026 | 92% | 25 |
- Departures on time
- 78%
- Diverted
- 1.0%
- Flights flown
- 303
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 314 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.