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Flight Reliability

UA 5071 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5071 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 383 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(56 flights)
  • Tue73%(51 flights)
  • Wed73%(52 flights)
  • Thu83%(57 flights)
  • Fri73%(55 flights)
  • Sat69%(49 flights)
  • Sun70%(57 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM76%(134 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM71%(88 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(138 flights)
  • 3–6 PM50%(14 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 77% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%30
July 202569%29
August 202565%31
September 202585%34
October 202584%45
November 202579%29
December 202545%29
January 202683%30
February 202693%28
March 202652%31
April 202673%30
May 202671%31
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
377
Months covered
12

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Based on 383 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.