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Flight Reliability

UA 2851 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 2851 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

89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min early
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 206 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon89%(28 flights)
  • Tue93%(30 flights)
  • Wed97%(31 flights)
  • Thu82%(28 flights)
  • Fri83%(30 flights)
  • Sat90%(30 flights)
  • Sun85%(27 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(73 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(52 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(76 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Aug 85% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202585%13
September 202590%30
October 202590%31
November 202593%30
December 202588%17
January 202688%24
February 202689%28
May 202681%26
Departures on time
89%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
204
Months covered
10

Based on 206 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.