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Flight Reliability

UA 3609 · United Airlines

Newark → Louisville (EWRSDF)85% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–ECP, MKE–EWR) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
8.0%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 324 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

UA 3609 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 74% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

UA 3609 arrived on time 90% of the time on Tuesdays and just 64% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the EWR–SDF route.

UA 3609 arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 82% across the EWR–SDF route.

Keep a backup plan handy.

UA 3609 was cancelled 8.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(44 flights)
  • Tue90%(41 flights)
  • Wed77%(43 flights)
  • Thu73%(41 flights)
  • Fri83%(46 flights)
  • Sat77%(44 flights)
  • Sun64%(39 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(21 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(12 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(10 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(174 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM79%(81 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 57% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%14
July 202560%25
August 202573%30
September 202582%28
October 202570%30
November 202580%25
December 202579%28
January 202685%27
February 202688%25
March 202678%27
May 202687%31
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
298
Months covered
12

Based on 324 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.