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Flight Reliability

UA 4278 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4278 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

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 79 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(11 flights)
  • Tue82%(11 flights)
  • Wed100%(11 flights)
  • Thu75%(12 flights)
  • Fri90%(10 flights)
  • Sat82%(11 flights)
  • Sun82%(11 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(33 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(24 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(19 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Mar 85% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
March 202685%27
April 202687%30
May 202683%18
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
77
Months covered
5

Based on 79 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.