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Flight Reliability

UA 1728 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 1728 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 435 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon89%(63 flights)
  • Tue76%(62 flights)
  • Wed71%(63 flights)
  • Thu63%(62 flights)
  • Fri74%(61 flights)
  • Sat80%(54 flights)
  • Sun75%(63 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM68%(57 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(174 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(144 flights)
  • 6–9 PM85%(53 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 71% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%55
July 202550%30
August 202568%31
September 202580%30
October 202557%30
November 202577%30
December 202572%29
January 202692%26
February 202667%24
March 202685%34
April 202690%59
May 202680%50
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
428
Months covered
12

Based on 435 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.