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Flight Reliability

UA 4053 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4053 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
2 min early
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 203 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(29 flights)
  • Tue89%(26 flights)
  • Wed89%(28 flights)
  • Thu93%(29 flights)
  • Fri89%(27 flights)
  • Sat78%(23 flights)
  • Sun88%(33 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(48 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(16 flights)
  • 6–9 PM88%(48 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM88%(83 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Oct 95% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 202595%19
December 202580%30
January 202690%30
February 202689%27
March 202679%24
April 202690%29
May 202687%23
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
3.0%
Flights flown
195
Months covered
9

Based on 203 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.