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Flight Reliability

UA 4557 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4557 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

64%
Arrive within 15 minutes
24 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 336 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon54%(43 flights)
  • Tue76%(49 flights)
  • Wed67%(49 flights)
  • Thu69%(45 flights)
  • Fri50%(48 flights)
  • Sat67%(43 flights)
  • Sun62%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM67%(63 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM63%(48 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(68 flights)
  • 3–6 PM43%(49 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(47 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(52 flights)
On-time trend by month
55%
May

Jun 73% → May 55% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%30
July 202561%31
August 202579%14
September 202582%28
October 202520%25
November 202585%26
December 202552%31
January 202669%29
February 202659%27
March 202674%31
April 202658%26
May 202655%29
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
327
Months covered
12

Based on 336 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.