Flight Reliability
UA 5097 · United Airlines
Denver → DIK (DEN–DIK)83% of its flights flew this route. The rest (HYS–DEN, ORD–CMX) are included in these numbers.
- 75%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 24 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.6%
- Cancelled
- 7 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 389 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Mornings have a slight edge.
Departures between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 80% of the time, against 75% between 6–9 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
UA 5097 arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays and just 59% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit behind the United Airlines network.
UA 5097 arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
UA 5097 was cancelled 3.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon79%(61 flights)
- Tue81%(42 flights)
- Wed80%(54 flights)
- Thu79%(52 flights)
- Fri59%(56 flights)
- Sat78%(45 flights)
- Sun72%(58 flights)
- 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM80%(25 flights)
- 6–9 PM75%(342 flights)
Jun 77% → May 83% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 42% | 26 |
| August 2025 | 50% | 40 |
| September 2025 | 73% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 86% | 36 |
| November 2025 | 90% | 48 |
| December 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| January 2026 | 75% | 28 |
| February 2026 | 85% | 27 |
| March 2026 | 76% | 29 |
| April 2026 | 71% | 21 |
| May 2026 | 83% | 23 |
- Departures on time
- 75%
- Diverted
- 1.8%
- Flights flown
- 368
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 389 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.