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Flight Reliability

UA 5116 · United Airlines

Denver → RKS (DENRKS)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (RKS–DEN, DDC–DEN) are included in these numbers.

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(54 flights)
  • Tue85%(53 flights)
  • Wed87%(53 flights)
  • Thu76%(55 flights)
  • Fri73%(55 flights)
  • Sat78%(55 flights)
  • Sun83%(54 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(23 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(356 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 80% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%30
July 202564%28
August 202573%30
September 202587%30
October 202590%30
November 202597%29
December 202571%31
January 202668%31
February 202682%27
March 202674%31
April 202677%31
May 202686%51
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
1.3%
Flights flown
379
Months covered
12

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.