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Flight Reliability

UA 5097 · United Airlines

Denver → DIK (DENDIK)83% of its flights flew this route. The rest (HYS–DEN, ORD–CMX) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(61 flights)
  • Tue81%(42 flights)
  • Wed80%(54 flights)
  • Thu79%(52 flights)
  • Fri59%(56 flights)
  • Sat78%(45 flights)
  • Sun72%(58 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(25 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(342 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 77% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%30
July 202542%26
August 202550%40
September 202573%30
October 202586%36
November 202590%48
December 202587%30
January 202675%28
February 202685%27
March 202676%29
April 202671%21
May 202683%23
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
1.8%
Flights flown
368
Months covered
12

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.