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Flight Reliability

UA 302 · United Airlines

Detroit → Denver (DTW–DEN)

84
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, against 80% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesday is the weak spot.

UA 302 arrived on time 88% of the time on Saturdays. On Wednesdays: 77%.

A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.

UA 302 arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

Trending in the right direction.

UA 302 arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(52 flights)
  • Tue81%(52 flights)
  • Wed77%(52 flights)
  • Thu80%(51 flights)
  • Fri84%(50 flights)
  • Sat88%(51 flights)
  • Sun80%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(35 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(59 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(265 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 69% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%29
July 202583%30
August 202579%28
September 202583%30
October 202574%31
November 202593%29
December 202577%31
January 202681%31
February 202682%28
March 202681%31
April 202697%30
May 202684%31
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
1.1%
Flights flown
359
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 365 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.