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UA 5090 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5090 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 444 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(68 flights)
  • Tue81%(53 flights)
  • Wed86%(59 flights)
  • Thu77%(64 flights)
  • Fri73%(66 flights)
  • Sat73%(60 flights)
  • Sun82%(68 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(29 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(16 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(135 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM81%(258 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 57% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%28
July 202568%28
August 202555%40
September 202587%46
October 202597%31
November 202593%29
December 202586%43
January 202670%33
February 202686%28
March 202674%50
April 202686%51
May 202677%31
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
438
Months covered
12

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Based on 444 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.