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Flight Reliability

UA 2161 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 2161 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

69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 397 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(55 flights)
  • Tue81%(53 flights)
  • Wed77%(57 flights)
  • Thu65%(57 flights)
  • Fri70%(56 flights)
  • Sat61%(54 flights)
  • Sun56%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(38 flights)
  • 12–3 PM66%(62 flights)
  • 3–6 PM54%(46 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(241 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 67% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%30
July 202548%25
August 202557%30
September 202593%30
October 202539%31
November 202557%28
December 202553%30
January 202677%53
February 202676%37
March 202671%31
April 202694%31
May 202684%31
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
387
Months covered
12

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Based on 397 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.