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Flight Reliability

UA 5259 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5259 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 324 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(47 flights)
  • Tue85%(39 flights)
  • Wed60%(40 flights)
  • Thu73%(48 flights)
  • Fri71%(49 flights)
  • Sat75%(48 flights)
  • Sun74%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM64%(50 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(215 flights)
  • 12–3 PM63%(35 flights)
  • 3–6 PM50%(20 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
57%
May

Jun 80% → May 57% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%30
July 202577%31
August 202594%31
September 202587%30
October 202560%30
November 202571%28
December 202563%30
January 202684%25
February 202674%23
March 202668%28
May 202657%30
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
321
Months covered
12

Based on 324 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.