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Flight Reliability

UA 516 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 516 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

68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
25 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 640 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(92 flights)
  • Tue69%(92 flights)
  • Wed68%(93 flights)
  • Thu63%(89 flights)
  • Fri70%(89 flights)
  • Sat80%(78 flights)
  • Sun62%(91 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(355 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(268 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
May

Jun 63% → May 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%59
July 202541%56
August 202590%40
September 202587%55
October 202578%58
November 202565%57
December 202561%62
January 202681%36
February 202679%28
March 202659%54
April 202665%60
May 202664%59
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
624
Months covered
12

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Based on 640 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.