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Flight Reliability

UA 2486 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 2486 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

82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 438 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(68 flights)
  • Tue91%(57 flights)
  • Wed85%(58 flights)
  • Thu77%(66 flights)
  • Fri78%(67 flights)
  • Sat84%(49 flights)
  • Sun79%(68 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM74%(115 flights)
  • 3–6 PM85%(318 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 78% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%60
July 202578%60
August 202579%61
September 202585%54
October 202590%31
November 202586%28
December 202587%30
January 202684%19
February 202685%20
March 202675%28
April 202677%17
May 202684%25
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
433
Months covered
12

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Based on 438 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.