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Flight Reliability

UA 5290 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5290 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

64%
Arrive within 15 minutes
28 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
2 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 354 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon60%(48 flights)
  • Tue69%(48 flights)
  • Wed63%(49 flights)
  • Thu72%(46 flights)
  • Fri57%(51 flights)
  • Sat71%(48 flights)
  • Sun60%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM65%(37 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(24 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(281 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 53% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202553%30
July 202548%31
August 202577%30
September 202580%30
October 202568%31
November 202573%26
December 202543%30
January 202652%31
February 202681%21
March 202656%25
April 202665%26
May 202681%31
Departures on time
64%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
342
Months covered
12

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Based on 354 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.