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Flight Reliability

UA 5045 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5045 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

66%
Arrive within 15 minutes
29 min
Average arrival delay
6.3%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 399 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(55 flights)
  • Tue75%(48 flights)
  • Wed61%(57 flights)
  • Thu71%(56 flights)
  • Fri69%(55 flights)
  • Sat51%(47 flights)
  • Sun64%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(53 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(52 flights)
  • 3–6 PM47%(57 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(148 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(62 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 47% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202547%30
July 202524%54
August 202558%43
September 202579%28
October 202587%31
November 202593%29
December 202590%31
January 202677%22
February 202664%28
March 202670%30
April 202673%22
May 202668%25
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
373
Months covered
12

Based on 399 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.