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Flight Reliability

UA 1715 · United Airlines

Denver → Newark (DENEWR)86% of its flights flew this route. The rest (LAS–DEN, SEA–DEN) are included in these numbers.

65
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 405 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

UA 1715 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 64% between 3–6 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

UA 1715 arrived on time 77% of the time on Wednesdays and just 54% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the DEN–EWR route.

UA 1715 arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 77% across the DEN–EWR route.

Lagging the United Airlines network.

UA 1715 arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(55 flights)
  • Tue68%(57 flights)
  • Wed77%(56 flights)
  • Thu54%(57 flights)
  • Fri64%(59 flights)
  • Sat75%(59 flights)
  • Sun59%(56 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(25 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(31 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(343 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 20% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202520%15
July 202523%30
August 202559%44
September 202572%36
October 202566%56
November 202566%29
December 202561%31
January 202687%30
February 202689%26
March 202674%31
April 202670%30
May 202693%41
Departures on time
67%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
399
Months covered
12

Based on 405 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.