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Flight Reliability

UA 3991 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 3991 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
1.7%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 240 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon91%(33 flights)
  • Tue88%(34 flights)
  • Wed77%(30 flights)
  • Thu83%(36 flights)
  • Fri81%(36 flights)
  • Sat91%(34 flights)
  • Sun72%(32 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(18 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(76 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(5 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(90 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(35 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(11 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Oct 87% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 202587%31
November 202579%29
December 202587%31
January 202691%23
February 202696%26
March 202679%28
April 202673%30
May 202677%31
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
235
Months covered
9

Based on 240 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.