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Flight Reliability

UA 2472 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 2472 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

77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 507 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(76 flights)
  • Tue84%(68 flights)
  • Wed80%(69 flights)
  • Thu76%(74 flights)
  • Fri75%(76 flights)
  • Sat82%(61 flights)
  • Sun72%(76 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM97%(86 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM94%(36 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(205 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(89 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(84 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 65% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%26
July 202594%31
August 202586%44
September 202583%59
October 202583%60
November 202570%57
December 202578%32
January 202668%44
February 202671%34
March 202672%50
April 202674%31
May 202681%32
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
500
Months covered
12

Based on 507 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.