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Flight Reliability

UA 5294 · United Airlines

Denver → CPR (DENCPR)

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Friday is doing you no favors.

UA 5294 arrived on time 81% of the time on Mondays and just 59% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the DEN–CPR route.

UA 5294 arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 78% across the DEN–CPR route.

A bit behind the United Airlines network.

UA 5294 arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

Slipping a little lately.

UA 5294 arrived on time 73% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(52 flights)
  • Tue76%(50 flights)
  • Wed77%(52 flights)
  • Thu71%(49 flights)
  • Fri59%(51 flights)
  • Sat81%(52 flights)
  • Sun77%(53 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 57% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%30
July 202555%29
August 202571%31
September 202583%30
October 202581%31
November 202590%29
December 202571%31
January 202690%31
February 202679%28
March 202679%29
April 202667%30
May 202673%30
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
359
Months covered
12

Based on 364 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.