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Flight Reliability

UA 3985 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 3985 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

87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 239 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(33 flights)
  • Tue91%(33 flights)
  • Wed82%(33 flights)
  • Thu91%(35 flights)
  • Fri86%(35 flights)
  • Sat86%(35 flights)
  • Sun88%(32 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(66 flights)
  • 6–9 AM100%(18 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(51 flights)
  • 12–3 PM93%(54 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(16 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM87%(30 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Oct 90% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 202590%30
November 202590%30
December 202577%31
January 202687%30
February 2026100%19
March 202673%30
April 202697%29
May 202690%31
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
236
Months covered
9

Based on 239 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.