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Flight Reliability

UA 396 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 396 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

56%
Arrive within 15 minutes
33 min
Average arrival delay
4.2%
Cancelled
13 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 431 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon61%(59 flights)
  • Tue60%(58 flights)
  • Wed54%(56 flights)
  • Thu45%(60 flights)
  • Fri64%(63 flights)
  • Sat60%(53 flights)
  • Sun46%(61 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(2 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(3 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(4 flights)
  • 3–6 PM55%(296 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(54 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM43%(51 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 54% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202554%35
July 202543%56
August 202554%28
September 202577%30
October 202548%29
November 202547%17
December 202559%39
January 202645%31
February 202657%28
March 202650%28
April 202655%51
May 202679%38
Departures on time
66%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
410
Months covered
12

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Based on 431 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.