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Flight Reliability

UA 5044 · United Airlines

FMN → Denver (FMNDEN)97% of its flights flew this route. The rest (AEX–IAH) are included in these numbers.

89
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 346 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

UA 5044 departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 64% between 3–6 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

UA 5044 arrived on time 90% of the time on Sundays. On Mondays: 78%.

A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.

UA 5044 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 346 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(49 flights)
  • Tue80%(50 flights)
  • Wed86%(50 flights)
  • Thu88%(49 flights)
  • Fri84%(49 flights)
  • Sat82%(49 flights)
  • Sun90%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM84%(334 flights)
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(11 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 93% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%30
July 202584%31
August 202587%31
September 202580%30
October 202590%31
November 202590%30
December 202571%17
January 202665%26
February 202675%28
March 202690%31
April 202690%30
May 202681%31
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
346
Months covered
12

Based on 346 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.