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Flight Reliability

UA 2049 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 2049 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

84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 384 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(63 flights)
  • Tue81%(53 flights)
  • Wed88%(57 flights)
  • Thu83%(64 flights)
  • Fri86%(65 flights)
  • Sat75%(16 flights)
  • Sun84%(61 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(4 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(297 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(76 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 73% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%30
July 202579%57
August 202588%24
September 202590%50
October 202592%47
November 202579%19
December 202583%23
January 202677%26
February 202692%24
March 202681%26
April 202676%25
May 202693%28
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
379
Months covered
12

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Based on 384 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.