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Flight Reliability

UA 5091 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5091 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

82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 400 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(56 flights)
  • Tue86%(58 flights)
  • Wed83%(58 flights)
  • Thu83%(53 flights)
  • Fri84%(56 flights)
  • Sat77%(56 flights)
  • Sun79%(57 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(72 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(94 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(140 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(51 flights)
  • 6–9 PM86%(21 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM81%(16 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 87% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%30
July 202587%31
August 202584%44
September 202589%54
October 202594%31
November 202564%28
December 202580%30
January 202690%30
February 202689%28
March 202686%28
April 202662%29
May 202668%31
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
394
Months covered
12

Based on 400 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.