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Flight Reliability

UA 4551 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4551 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
25 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
4 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 307 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(44 flights)
  • Tue72%(39 flights)
  • Wed60%(40 flights)
  • Thu67%(43 flights)
  • Fri66%(44 flights)
  • Sat59%(41 flights)
  • Sun80%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM76%(136 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(8 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(140 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 50% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%30
July 202542%31
August 202562%29
September 202566%29
October 202588%24
November 202580%20
December 202562%29
January 202662%29
February 202685%27
March 202681%16
May 202687%31
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
301
Months covered
12

Based on 307 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.