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UA 5053 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5053 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 493 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(71 flights)
  • Tue88%(66 flights)
  • Wed84%(69 flights)
  • Thu81%(68 flights)
  • Fri70%(70 flights)
  • Sat75%(63 flights)
  • Sun85%(74 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(50 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(277 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(24 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(130 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 67% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%76
July 202584%31
August 202578%41
September 202592%37
October 202582%61
November 202596%50
December 202582%28
January 202686%28
February 202682%27
March 202687%30
April 202670%30
May 202676%42
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
481
Months covered
12

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Based on 493 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.