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Flight Reliability

UA 4789 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4789 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
26 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
2 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 352 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(47 flights)
  • Tue65%(52 flights)
  • Wed64%(52 flights)
  • Thu67%(49 flights)
  • Fri61%(49 flights)
  • Sat71%(45 flights)
  • Sun61%(46 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(21 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(81 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(29 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(20 flights)
  • 6–9 PM54%(185 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 38% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202538%24
July 202564%28
August 202563%24
September 202577%30
October 202558%31
November 202558%26
December 202529%28
January 202657%30
February 202693%28
March 202677%31
April 202683%30
May 202677%30
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
340
Months covered
12

Based on 352 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.