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Flight Reliability

UA 4491 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4491 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

68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 357 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(49 flights)
  • Tue75%(51 flights)
  • Wed73%(51 flights)
  • Thu62%(50 flights)
  • Fri63%(51 flights)
  • Sat70%(47 flights)
  • Sun65%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM75%(16 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM69%(178 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(10 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(143 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 60% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%30
July 202547%30
August 202577%30
September 202570%30
October 202570%30
November 202568%22
December 202580%30
January 202657%30
February 202686%28
March 202653%30
April 202669%29
May 202679%29
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
348
Months covered
12

Based on 357 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.