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Flight Reliability

UA 493 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 493 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

87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 467 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon93%(67 flights)
  • Tue88%(65 flights)
  • Wed89%(66 flights)
  • Thu76%(66 flights)
  • Fri82%(67 flights)
  • Sat88%(65 flights)
  • Sun91%(66 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(38 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(91 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(333 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 94% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202594%34
July 202582%61
August 202580%60
September 202581%31
October 202590%31
November 202582%27
December 202592%47
January 202690%31
February 202693%28
March 202684%31
April 202690%30
May 202688%51
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
462
Months covered
12

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Based on 467 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.