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Flight Reliability

UA 5052 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5052 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

76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
25 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 471 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(70 flights)
  • Tue83%(53 flights)
  • Wed86%(63 flights)
  • Thu66%(71 flights)
  • Fri75%(67 flights)
  • Sat70%(60 flights)
  • Sun81%(72 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM—(3 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(22 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(126 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM81%(305 flights)
On-time trend by month
61%
May

Jun 63% → May 61% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%35
July 202565%34
August 202568%44
September 202578%60
October 202586%56
November 202597%30
December 202587%31
January 202669%29
February 202675%28
March 202675%32
April 202684%49
May 202661%28
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
456
Months covered
12

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Based on 471 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.