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Flight Reliability

UA 5086 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5086 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
22 min
Average arrival delay
2.4%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 369 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(54 flights)
  • Tue71%(41 flights)
  • Wed80%(54 flights)
  • Thu66%(55 flights)
  • Fri70%(56 flights)
  • Sat63%(43 flights)
  • Sun68%(57 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM61%(81 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(71 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(84 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(124 flights)
On-time trend by month
49%
May

Jun 87% → May 49% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%23
July 202539%28
August 202582%27
September 202583%23
October 202584%31
November 202597%29
December 202562%26
January 202677%31
February 202668%28
March 202682%45
April 202650%30
May 202649%39
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
360
Months covered
12

Based on 369 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.