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UA 4796 · United Airlines

Los Angeles → SBA (LAX–SBA)97% of its flights flew this route. The rest (FAT–LAX, SAN–SFO) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 362 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

UA 4796 arrived on time 96% of the time on Wednesdays and just 76% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Better than the United Airlines network average.

UA 4796 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon94%(46 flights)
  • Tue94%(51 flights)
  • Wed96%(52 flights)
  • Thu88%(51 flights)
  • Fri88%(51 flights)
  • Sat88%(50 flights)
  • Sun76%(53 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(7 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(2 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM90%(344 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 79% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%29
July 202593%29
August 202594%31
September 202593%28
October 202594%31
November 202583%29
December 202583%30
January 202693%30
February 202689%28
March 202686%28
April 202690%30
May 202690%31
Departures on time
89%
Diverted
1.4%
Flights flown
354
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 362 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.