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Flight Reliability

UA 5078 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5078 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 391 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(57 flights)
  • Tue81%(48 flights)
  • Wed86%(59 flights)
  • Thu81%(58 flights)
  • Fri60%(57 flights)
  • Sat90%(49 flights)
  • Sun78%(58 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM83%(175 flights)
  • 6–9 AM61%(49 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(32 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(8 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(17 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(105 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 50% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%30
July 202584%31
August 202577%31
September 202590%30
October 202577%31
November 202593%30
December 202587%31
January 202670%47
February 202685%34
March 202690%29
April 202673%30
May 202672%32
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
386
Months covered
12

Based on 391 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.