Flight Reliability
UA 479 · United Airlines
Cincinnati → Denver (CVG–DEN)100% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–ONT) are included in these numbers.
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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 84%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.5%
- Cancelled
- 9 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Friday is doing you no favors.
UA 479 arrived on time 88% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 78%.
A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.
UA 479 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon86%(50 flights)
- Tue82%(51 flights)
- Wed85%(52 flights)
- Thu84%(50 flights)
- Fri78%(51 flights)
- Sat88%(50 flights)
- Sun86%(51 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
- 3–6 PM84%(354 flights)
87%
May
Jun 75% → May 87% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 75% | 28 |
| July 2025 | 71% | 28 |
| August 2025 | 70% | 27 |
| September 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 81% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 100% | 30 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 84% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 90% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 87% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 86%
- Diverted
- 2.2%
- Flights flown
- 355
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 365 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.