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Flight Reliability

UA 2048 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 2048 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

76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 296 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(44 flights)
  • Tue77%(43 flights)
  • Wed89%(46 flights)
  • Thu75%(44 flights)
  • Fri71%(44 flights)
  • Sat75%(28 flights)
  • Sun71%(41 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(51 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(118 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(72 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(19 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM87%(30 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
Mar

Jul 32% → Mar 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202532%25
August 202585%13
September 202574%49
October 202570%30
November 202591%21
December 202587%31
January 202680%50
February 202695%38
March 202679%28
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
290
Months covered
11

Based on 296 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.