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Flight Reliability

UA 4556 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4556 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
5.3%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 360 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(51 flights)
  • Tue75%(52 flights)
  • Wed75%(52 flights)
  • Thu57%(51 flights)
  • Fri65%(54 flights)
  • Sat78%(37 flights)
  • Sun65%(43 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(11 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(111 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(50 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(149 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(19 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 92% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202592%25
July 202573%22
August 202572%25
September 202583%30
October 202577%30
November 202561%51
December 202532%28
January 202667%27
February 202681%26
March 202666%29
April 202650%16
May 202668%31
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
340
Months covered
12

Based on 360 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.