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Flight Reliability

UA 4850 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 4850 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 101 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(13 flights)
  • Tue85%(13 flights)
  • Wed92%(13 flights)
  • Thu75%(12 flights)
  • Fri69%(13 flights)
  • Sat94%(16 flights)
  • Sun63%(19 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(40 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(52 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(2 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(5 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Nov 82% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202582%28
December 202577%17
April 202676%29
May 202682%11
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
99
Months covered
8

Based on 101 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.