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Flight Reliability

UA 5282 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5282 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

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
5.1%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 214 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(30 flights)
  • Tue66%(29 flights)
  • Wed77%(30 flights)
  • Thu74%(27 flights)
  • Fri86%(28 flights)
  • Sat64%(28 flights)
  • Sun71%(31 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM77%(17 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM71%(34 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(22 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(109 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(21 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jul 62% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202562%26
August 202578%18
November 202579%24
December 202570%30
January 202662%29
February 202679%28
March 202681%26
May 202673%11
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
203
Months covered
10

Based on 214 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.