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Flight Reliability

UA 3999 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 3999 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
1.8%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 221 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(32 flights)
  • Tue81%(31 flights)
  • Wed92%(26 flights)
  • Thu97%(32 flights)
  • Fri81%(36 flights)
  • Sat74%(31 flights)
  • Sun77%(26 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM90%(38 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(167 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(9 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Oct 90% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 202590%31
November 202582%27
December 202585%26
January 202673%30
February 202690%10
March 202689%26
April 202683%29
May 202676%29
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
1.4%
Flights flown
214
Months covered
9

Based on 221 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.