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UA 5232 · United Airlines

FAR → Chicago (FAR–ORD)85% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–DTW, DEN–IDA) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
31 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 383 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

UA 5232 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 73% of the time, versus 50% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

UA 5232 arrived on time 83% of the time on Saturdays and just 58% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the United Airlines network.

UA 5232 arrived on time 70% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

Slipping a little lately.

UA 5232 arrived on time 63% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 70% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(53 flights)
  • Tue78%(54 flights)
  • Wed69%(55 flights)
  • Thu65%(52 flights)
  • Fri58%(55 flights)
  • Sat83%(52 flights)
  • Sun58%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(318 flights)
  • 3–6 PM50%(32 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM56%(25 flights)
On-time trend by month
53%
May

Jun 60% → May 53% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%30
July 202573%30
August 202570%30
September 202587%30
October 202584%31
November 202575%28
December 202559%29
January 202672%29
February 202679%28
March 202673%30
April 202663%30
May 202653%51
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
376
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 383 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.