Flight Reliability
UA 5261 · United Airlines
Denver → XWA (DEN–XWA)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–SDF, ORD–ICT) are included in these numbers.
71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 79%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 15 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.9%
- Cancelled
- 7 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 322 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
UA 5261 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 53% between 12–3 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
UA 5261 arrived on time 85% of the time on Mondays. On Fridays: 73%.
Recent months have been rougher.
UA 5261 arrived on time 80% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 88% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon85%(46 flights)
- Tue79%(43 flights)
- Wed83%(48 flights)
- Thu76%(46 flights)
- Fri73%(45 flights)
- Sat81%(37 flights)
- Sun76%(46 flights)
- 12–3 PM53%(34 flights)
- 3–6 PM75%(24 flights)
- 6–9 PM86%(146 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM79%(107 flights)
75%
May
Jun 47% → May 75% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 47% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 59% | 29 |
| August 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 29 |
| October 2025 | 100% | 27 |
| November 2025 | 92% | 25 |
| December 2025 | 76% | 29 |
| January 2026 | 96% | 27 |
| February 2026 | 80% | 25 |
| March 2026 | 86% | 29 |
| May 2026 | 75% | 28 |
- Departures on time
- 79%
- Diverted
- 1.6%
- Flights flown
- 311
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 322 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.