Flight Reliability
UA 5116 · United Airlines
Denver → RKS (DEN–RKS)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (RKS–DEN, DDC–DEN) are included in these numbers.
- 79%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 8 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.3%
- Cancelled
- 8 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 385 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
UA 5116 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 79% between 12–3 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
UA 5116 arrived on time 87% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 73%.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 385 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.
Ticking up lately.
UA 5116 arrived on time 79% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon74%(54 flights)
- Tue85%(53 flights)
- Wed87%(53 flights)
- Thu76%(55 flights)
- Fri73%(55 flights)
- Sat78%(55 flights)
- Sun83%(54 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM91%(23 flights)
- 12–3 PM79%(356 flights)
Jun 80% → May 86% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 80% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 64% | 28 |
| August 2025 | 73% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 97% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 71% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 68% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 82% | 27 |
| March 2026 | 74% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 77% | 31 |
| May 2026 | 86% | 51 |
- Departures on time
- 81%
- Diverted
- 1.3%
- Flights flown
- 379
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 385 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.