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Flight Reliability

UA 4550 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4550 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

70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
29 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 315 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(44 flights)
  • Tue69%(45 flights)
  • Wed67%(43 flights)
  • Thu72%(43 flights)
  • Fri69%(45 flights)
  • Sat59%(46 flights)
  • Sun77%(43 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(31 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(50 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(21 flights)
  • 3–6 PM48%(44 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(160 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 68% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%25
August 202580%20
September 202580%30
October 202574%31
November 202537%27
December 202537%27
January 202660%30
February 202671%28
March 202687%30
April 202687%30
May 202683%30
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
309
Months covered
12

Based on 315 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.