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Flight Reliability

UA 5396 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5396 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

58%
Arrive within 15 minutes
38 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
10 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 291 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon50%(44 flights)
  • Tue60%(35 flights)
  • Wed51%(37 flights)
  • Thu63%(43 flights)
  • Fri60%(40 flights)
  • Sat70%(40 flights)
  • Sun54%(43 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(7 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(4 flights)
  • 3–6 PM60%(212 flights)
  • 6–9 PM46%(59 flights)
On-time trend by month
65%
May

Jun 33% → May 65% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202533%15
July 20257%14
August 202572%25
September 202596%24
October 202590%10
November 202570%27
December 202555%22
January 202654%28
February 202643%28
March 202652%29
April 202652%29
May 202665%31
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
282
Months covered
12

Based on 291 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.