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Flight Reliability

UA 509 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 509 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 101 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon100%(13 flights)
  • Tue71%(14 flights)
  • Wed79%(14 flights)
  • Thu93%(15 flights)
  • Fri73%(15 flights)
  • Sat60%(15 flights)
  • Sun92%(13 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(63 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(36 flights)
On-time trend by month
70%
Mar

Dec 79% → Mar 70% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
December 202579%14
January 202687%30
February 202686%28
March 202670%27
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
99
Months covered
4

Based on 101 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.