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Flight Reliability

UA 5073 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5073 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 336 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(55 flights)
  • Tue70%(20 flights)
  • Wed69%(55 flights)
  • Thu73%(55 flights)
  • Fri77%(57 flights)
  • Sat68%(22 flights)
  • Sun70%(59 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(38 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(181 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(83 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(21 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
May

Jun 70% → May 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%20
July 202559%27
September 202589%18
October 202576%29
November 202573%55
December 202570%40
January 202668%22
February 202685%20
March 202665%46
April 202668%22
May 202667%21
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
1.2%
Flights flown
323
Months covered
12

Based on 336 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.