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Flight Reliability

UA 5268 · United Airlines

SUN → Denver (SUNDEN)

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
15 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 361 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Thursdays have been rough.

UA 5268 arrived on time 84% of the time on Saturdays and just 68% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the SUN–DEN route.

UA 5268 arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 84% across the SUN–DEN route.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 361 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(52 flights)
  • Tue78%(50 flights)
  • Wed78%(51 flights)
  • Thu68%(50 flights)
  • Fri80%(51 flights)
  • Sat84%(51 flights)
  • Sun79%(53 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 60% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%30
July 202566%29
August 202553%30
September 202577%30
October 202590%31
November 202593%29
December 202577%31
January 202690%31
February 202682%28
March 202684%31
April 202687%30
May 202682%28
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
358
Months covered
12

Based on 361 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.