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Flight Reliability

UA 4079 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4079 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
3 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 224 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(35 flights)
  • Tue92%(26 flights)
  • Wed88%(32 flights)
  • Thu92%(36 flights)
  • Fri91%(35 flights)
  • Sat65%(23 flights)
  • Sun71%(34 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(40 flights)
  • 3–6 PM87%(110 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(70 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Oct 81% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 202581%31
November 202573%30
December 202587%31
January 202686%21
February 202694%18
March 202689%26
April 202683%30
May 202682%28
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
221
Months covered
9

Based on 224 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.