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Flight Reliability

UA 5016 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5016 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
32 min
Average arrival delay
4.2%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 452 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(67 flights)
  • Tue84%(49 flights)
  • Wed76%(49 flights)
  • Thu77%(68 flights)
  • Fri75%(67 flights)
  • Sat68%(60 flights)
  • Sun76%(71 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM72%(315 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(7 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(109 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 86% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%49
July 202581%31
August 202585%39
September 202576%49
October 202584%31
November 202575%28
December 202548%29
January 202660%40
February 202664%33
March 202669%26
April 202676%29
May 202681%47
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
431
Months covered
12

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Based on 452 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.