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Flight Reliability

UA 5262 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5262 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
3.6%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 386 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(56 flights)
  • Tue80%(54 flights)
  • Wed77%(53 flights)
  • Thu73%(51 flights)
  • Fri82%(49 flights)
  • Sat79%(53 flights)
  • Sun66%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(45 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(19 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(28 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(262 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 83% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%29
July 202568%28
August 202587%31
September 202573%30
October 202578%37
November 202573%55
December 202570%30
January 202667%30
February 202679%28
March 202679%29
April 202671%24
May 202675%20
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
371
Months covered
12

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Based on 386 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.