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Flight Reliability

UA 4040 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4040 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

84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min early
Average arrival delay
4.8%
Cancelled
15 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 125 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(10 flights)
  • Tue75%(16 flights)
  • Wed95%(19 flights)
  • Thu82%(11 flights)
  • Fri88%(16 flights)
  • Sat85%(27 flights)
  • Sun80%(20 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM74%(58 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(24 flights)
  • 12–3 PM91%(21 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(7 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(9 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Dec 62% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
December 202562%21
March 202684%25
April 202690%29
May 2026100%11
Departures on time
91%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
119
Months covered
9

Based on 125 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.