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Flight Reliability

UA 5139 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5139 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 363 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(54 flights)
  • Tue85%(47 flights)
  • Wed81%(48 flights)
  • Thu73%(51 flights)
  • Fri67%(54 flights)
  • Sat81%(48 flights)
  • Sun73%(56 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM94%(34 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(159 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(47 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(49 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(69 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 73% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%30
July 202583%30
August 202560%30
September 202593%30
October 202568%25
November 202582%50
December 202570%30
January 202693%30
February 202686%22
March 202689%26
April 202667%24
May 202668%31
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
358
Months covered
12

Based on 363 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.