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Flight Reliability

UA 3538 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 3538 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

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 210 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(29 flights)
  • Tue83%(29 flights)
  • Wed69%(29 flights)
  • Thu89%(28 flights)
  • Fri84%(31 flights)
  • Sat85%(26 flights)
  • Sun90%(31 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(64 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(38 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(2 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(14 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM80%(74 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 72% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%25
August 202580%25
September 202582%28
October 202577%22
December 202579%14
February 202688%16
April 202697%30
May 202687%31
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
203
Months covered
10

Based on 210 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.