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Flight Reliability

UA 470 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 470 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 479 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(68 flights)
  • Tue85%(58 flights)
  • Wed79%(65 flights)
  • Thu82%(71 flights)
  • Fri80%(70 flights)
  • Sat71%(70 flights)
  • Sun84%(73 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(67 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(143 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(254 flights)
  • 6–9 PM82%(11 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 87% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%30
July 202587%31
August 202581%31
September 202580%30
October 202587%31
November 202579%29
December 202572%29
January 202686%28
February 202692%26
March 202678%59
April 202682%79
May 202672%72
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
475
Months covered
12

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Based on 479 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.