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UA 5250 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5250 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 331 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(44 flights)
  • Tue81%(47 flights)
  • Wed61%(46 flights)
  • Thu84%(45 flights)
  • Fri67%(49 flights)
  • Sat73%(45 flights)
  • Sun61%(46 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM70%(10 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(109 flights)
  • 3–6 PM57%(105 flights)
  • 6–9 PM89%(35 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM81%(62 flights)
On-time trend by month
63%
May

Jun 64% → May 63% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%25
July 202545%31
August 202578%27
September 202582%27
October 202574%31
November 202589%28
December 202556%25
January 202682%28
February 202686%28
March 202671%28
April 202657%28
May 202663%16
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
322
Months covered
12

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Based on 331 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.