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Flight Reliability

UA 526 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 526 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

82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 617 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon89%(87 flights)
  • Tue89%(85 flights)
  • Wed74%(83 flights)
  • Thu72%(88 flights)
  • Fri80%(89 flights)
  • Sat82%(89 flights)
  • Sun86%(90 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(6 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(75 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(322 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(21 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(187 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 90% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%87
July 202578%91
August 202568%62
September 202588%43
October 202579%62
November 202586%29
December 202586%58
January 202683%36
February 202690%39
March 202679%33
April 202677%30
May 202676%41
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
611
Months covered
12

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Based on 617 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.