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Flight Reliability

UA 4521 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4521 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

66%
Arrive within 15 minutes
34 min
Average arrival delay
6.3%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 334 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon57%(47 flights)
  • Tue57%(44 flights)
  • Wed68%(47 flights)
  • Thu67%(49 flights)
  • Fri71%(45 flights)
  • Sat62%(37 flights)
  • Sun79%(43 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(5 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(32 flights)
  • 12–3 PM66%(130 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(113 flights)
  • 6–9 PM47%(32 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 63% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%24
July 202552%25
August 202547%30
September 202572%25
October 202574%23
November 202561%23
December 202558%31
January 202652%25
February 202668%25
March 202690%20
April 202673%30
May 202687%31
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
312
Months covered
12

Based on 334 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.