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Flight Reliability

UA 4049 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4049 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

88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min early
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 213 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(30 flights)
  • Tue90%(30 flights)
  • Wed76%(29 flights)
  • Thu93%(30 flights)
  • Fri90%(31 flights)
  • Sat94%(31 flights)
  • Sun87%(31 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(15 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(54 flights)
  • 12–3 PM89%(111 flights)
  • 3–6 PM92%(26 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(5 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Oct 87% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 202587%31
November 202593%29
December 202581%31
February 202688%17
March 202690%31
April 202690%30
May 202681%31
Departures on time
89%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
212
Months covered
9

Based on 213 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.