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Flight Reliability

UA 4229 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4229 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

77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(51 flights)
  • Tue75%(51 flights)
  • Wed82%(49 flights)
  • Thu80%(50 flights)
  • Fri74%(50 flights)
  • Sat78%(50 flights)
  • Sun74%(53 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM83%(18 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(58 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(198 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(3 flights)
  • 6–9 PM86%(77 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 50% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%28
July 202539%28
August 202577%31
September 202587%30
October 202593%30
November 202572%29
December 202584%31
January 202683%30
February 202689%28
March 202683%29
April 202687%30
May 202680%30
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
354
Months covered
12

Based on 364 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.