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Flight Reliability

UA 1956 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 1956 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 449 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(71 flights)
  • Tue87%(60 flights)
  • Wed78%(60 flights)
  • Thu72%(65 flights)
  • Fri85%(65 flights)
  • Sat72%(54 flights)
  • Sun82%(71 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(72 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(138 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(219 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 69% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%48
July 202571%31
August 202577%66
September 202593%29
October 202593%29
November 202578%59
December 202573%45
January 202697%31
February 202688%24
March 202670%30
April 202687%30
May 202671%24
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
446
Months covered
12

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Based on 449 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.