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Flight Reliability

UA 2008 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 2008 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
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 628 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(89 flights)
  • Tue84%(83 flights)
  • Wed70%(77 flights)
  • Thu73%(92 flights)
  • Fri74%(92 flights)
  • Sat74%(93 flights)
  • Sun68%(93 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(199 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM72%(389 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(31 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 80% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%35
July 202563%62
August 202574%43
September 202586%66
October 202580%79
November 202575%28
December 202575%44
January 202667%48
February 202676%46
March 202663%59
April 202683%59
May 202672%50
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
619
Months covered
12

Based on 628 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.