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Flight Reliability

UA 4486 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4486 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

48%
Arrive within 15 minutes
39 min
Average arrival delay
6.4%
Cancelled
19 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 327 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon40%(45 flights)
  • Tue50%(46 flights)
  • Wed40%(45 flights)
  • Thu36%(39 flights)
  • Fri42%(45 flights)
  • Sat82%(38 flights)
  • Sun49%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(5 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM100%(10 flights)
  • 12–3 PM54%(74 flights)
  • 3–6 PM42%(190 flights)
  • 6–9 PM46%(26 flights)
On-time trend by month
42%
May

Jun 92% → May 42% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202592%12
July 202554%26
August 202548%27
September 202568%25
October 202541%29
November 202555%20
December 202559%22
January 202637%27
February 202639%26
March 202643%30
April 202630%30
May 202642%31
Departures on time
64%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
305
Months covered
12

Based on 327 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.