Flight Reliability
UA 5286 · United Airlines
San Francisco → RDD (SFO–RDD)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ABQ–SFO, RDD–SFO) are included in these numbers.
- 78%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 9 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.3%
- Cancelled
- 3 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 375 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
UA 5286 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 27% between 12–3 PM.
Mondays have been rough.
UA 5286 arrived on time 87% of the time on Saturdays and just 70% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 375 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.
Recent months have been rougher.
UA 5286 arrived on time 65% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 75% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon70%(53 flights)
- Tue74%(53 flights)
- Wed86%(56 flights)
- Thu77%(52 flights)
- Fri74%(53 flights)
- Sat87%(53 flights)
- Sun76%(54 flights)
- 6–9 AM86%(56 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM78%(304 flights)
- 12–3 PM27%(11 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(3 flights)
Jun 90% → May 43% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 81% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 86% | 22 |
| October 2025 | 82% | 11 |
| November 2025 | 67% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 60% | 30 |
| January 2026 | 90% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 75% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 90% | 58 |
| April 2026 | 62% | 58 |
| May 2026 | 43% | 14 |
- Departures on time
- 83%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 374
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
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Based on 375 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.