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Flight Reliability

UA 5047 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5047 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 342 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(56 flights)
  • Tue88%(33 flights)
  • Wed80%(44 flights)
  • Thu76%(53 flights)
  • Fri89%(53 flights)
  • Sat86%(42 flights)
  • Sun76%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(47 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM94%(18 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(76 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(165 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM83%(30 flights)
On-time trend by month
65%
May

Jun 57% → May 65% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%23
July 202574%31
August 202584%25
September 202590%38
October 202583%30
November 202597%29
December 202572%29
January 202678%23
February 202685%26
March 202687%30
April 202667%21
May 202665%31
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
336
Months covered
12

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Based on 342 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.