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Flight Reliability

UA 496 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 496 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 789 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(108 flights)
  • Tue89%(108 flights)
  • Wed87%(109 flights)
  • Thu81%(113 flights)
  • Fri81%(113 flights)
  • Sat74%(115 flights)
  • Sun76%(113 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(263 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM95%(21 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(355 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(121 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM94%(18 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 62% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%58
July 202548%60
August 202570%92
September 202591%84
October 202577%61
November 202588%59
December 202586%59
January 202695%75
February 202695%61
March 202682%60
April 202695%59
May 202686%51
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
779
Months covered
12

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Based on 789 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.