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Flight Reliability

UA 5118 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5118 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 427 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(60 flights)
  • Tue72%(60 flights)
  • Wed78%(60 flights)
  • Thu80%(59 flights)
  • Fri75%(60 flights)
  • Sat76%(62 flights)
  • Sun73%(59 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(17 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(88 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(159 flights)
  • 3–6 PM45%(51 flights)
  • 6–9 PM83%(95 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM90%(10 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
May

Jun 74% → May 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%35
July 202551%59
August 202570%60
September 202595%38
October 202594%31
November 202589%28
December 202570%30
January 202677%30
February 202675%28
March 202685%27
April 202675%24
May 202667%30
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
420
Months covered
12

Based on 427 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.