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Flight Reliability

UA 1961 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 1961 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 500 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(76 flights)
  • Tue83%(60 flights)
  • Wed79%(70 flights)
  • Thu79%(76 flights)
  • Fri70%(76 flights)
  • Sat81%(62 flights)
  • Sun71%(77 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM84%(176 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(189 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(122 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM50%(10 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 38% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202538%21
July 202560%20
August 202568%19
September 202556%18
October 202589%37
November 202582%60
December 202579%62
January 202686%62
February 202690%38
March 202679%58
April 202683%60
May 202671%42
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
497
Months covered
12

Based on 500 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.