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Flight Reliability

UA 1998 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 1998 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
9 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 347 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(51 flights)
  • Tue82%(38 flights)
  • Wed70%(43 flights)
  • Thu74%(54 flights)
  • Fri77%(53 flights)
  • Sat80%(44 flights)
  • Sun76%(59 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(39 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(166 flights)
  • 12–3 PM96%(54 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(62 flights)
  • 6–9 PM47%(19 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
63%
May

Jun 94% → May 63% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202594%52
July 202568%31
August 202578%27
September 202575%20
October 202565%20
November 202591%21
December 202561%31
January 202665%23
February 202677%26
March 202683%30
April 2026100%29
May 202663%32
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
342
Months covered
12

Based on 347 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.