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Flight Reliability

UA 5082 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5082 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

67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
27 min
Average arrival delay
6.7%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 345 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(48 flights)
  • Tue74%(34 flights)
  • Wed65%(49 flights)
  • Thu69%(51 flights)
  • Fri65%(51 flights)
  • Sat76%(33 flights)
  • Sun58%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM81%(43 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM72%(18 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(75 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(113 flights)
  • 6–9 PM42%(60 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(8 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 52% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202552%27
July 202521%19
August 202552%23
September 202572%29
October 202594%31
November 202592%26
December 202564%25
January 202656%25
February 202676%25
March 202659%27
April 202680%30
May 202668%31
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
1.2%
Flights flown
318
Months covered
12

Based on 345 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.