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Flight Reliability

UA 1898 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 1898 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
9 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 473 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(68 flights)
  • Tue75%(64 flights)
  • Wed78%(67 flights)
  • Thu76%(66 flights)
  • Fri82%(66 flights)
  • Sat65%(63 flights)
  • Sun73%(66 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(32 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(159 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(32 flights)
  • 12–3 PM66%(119 flights)
  • 3–6 PM51%(100 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(18 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 53% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202553%59
July 202555%58
August 202552%48
September 202583%30
October 202577%30
November 202597%29
December 202573%30
January 202690%29
February 202695%40
March 202694%48
April 202687%30
May 202686%29
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
1.3%
Flights flown
460
Months covered
12

Based on 473 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.