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Flight Reliability

UA 5050 · United Airlines

Denver → PRC (DEN–PRC)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (RIW–DEN, RKS–DEN) are included in these numbers.

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 427 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

UA 5050 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 74% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

UA 5050 arrived on time 86% of the time on Thursdays. On Fridays: 71%.

Trending in the right direction.

UA 5050 arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 79% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(61 flights)
  • Tue85%(60 flights)
  • Wed81%(59 flights)
  • Thu86%(57 flights)
  • Fri71%(59 flights)
  • Sat78%(60 flights)
  • Sun82%(62 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(141 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(79 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(145 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(52 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 64% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%52
July 202563%30
August 202571%44
September 202587%53
October 202590%31
November 202590%30
December 202571%31
January 202677%31
February 202689%28
March 202687%30
April 202693%28
May 202690%30
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
418
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 427 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.