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Flight Reliability

UA 4579 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4579 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

65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
32 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 237 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon62%(34 flights)
  • Tue82%(33 flights)
  • Wed71%(34 flights)
  • Thu67%(33 flights)
  • Fri59%(29 flights)
  • Sat57%(23 flights)
  • Sun56%(39 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(9 flights)
  • 12–3 PM65%(142 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(29 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(34 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(11 flights)
On-time trend by month
65%
May

Jul 61% → May 65% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202561%23
October 202566%29
November 202559%27
December 202563%27
January 202658%31
February 202663%27
April 202684%19
May 202665%20
Departures on time
64%
Diverted
2.1%
Flights flown
225
Months covered
11

Based on 237 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.