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Flight Reliability

UA 2471 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 2471 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 291 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(51 flights)
  • Tue80%(30 flights)
  • Wed75%(32 flights)
  • Thu82%(51 flights)
  • Fri79%(53 flights)
  • Sat95%(20 flights)
  • Sun70%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(147 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM100%(31 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM43%(58 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(33 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM86%(14 flights)
On-time trend by month
96%
May

Jun 62% → May 96% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%26
July 202538%24
August 202554%39
September 202590%20
October 202593%29
November 202595%21
December 202576%29
January 202687%15
February 2026100%16
March 202694%18
April 202696%25
May 202696%22
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
1.0%
Flights flown
284
Months covered
12

Based on 291 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.