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Flight Reliability

UA 5297 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5297 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

61%
Arrive within 15 minutes
40 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
9 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 354 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon56%(50 flights)
  • Tue67%(48 flights)
  • Wed69%(45 flights)
  • Thu60%(50 flights)
  • Fri57%(49 flights)
  • Sat60%(48 flights)
  • Sun57%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM64%(280 flights)
  • 6–9 PM46%(61 flights)
On-time trend by month
55%
May

Jun 50% → May 55% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%30
July 202542%31
August 202577%31
September 202579%29
October 202577%31
November 202567%27
December 202540%25
January 202644%25
February 202670%27
March 202663%27
April 202659%29
May 202655%29
Departures on time
60%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
341
Months covered
12

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.