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Flight Reliability

UA 4741 · United Airlines

LEX → Denver (LEX–DEN)99% of its flights flew this route. The rest (CVG–ORD) are included in these numbers.

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 358 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, against 82% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Skip Wednesday if you can.

UA 4741 arrived on time 90% of the time on Sundays. On Wednesdays: 80%.

A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.

UA 4741 arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(50 flights)
  • Tue80%(51 flights)
  • Wed80%(51 flights)
  • Thu82%(51 flights)
  • Fri86%(50 flights)
  • Sat82%(51 flights)
  • Sun90%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(96 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(255 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(2 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 57% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%30
July 202577%31
August 202568%31
September 202597%30
October 202594%31
November 202593%30
December 202577%31
January 202690%29
February 202693%27
March 202684%31
April 202687%30
May 202688%24
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
355
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 358 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.