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Flight Reliability

UA 4050 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4050 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

85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 242 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(34 flights)
  • Tue85%(34 flights)
  • Wed88%(33 flights)
  • Thu82%(34 flights)
  • Fri97%(35 flights)
  • Sat82%(33 flights)
  • Sun82%(34 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(3 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(48 flights)
  • 3–6 PM85%(182 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Oct 76% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 202576%25
November 202587%30
December 202581%31
January 202686%28
February 202693%28
March 202675%28
April 202690%30
May 202687%31
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
237
Months covered
9

Based on 242 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.