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Flight Reliability

UA 5434 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5434 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 310 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(43 flights)
  • Tue82%(44 flights)
  • Wed83%(41 flights)
  • Thu73%(41 flights)
  • Fri79%(47 flights)
  • Sat81%(42 flights)
  • Sun75%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM78%(240 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(30 flights)
  • 12–3 PM95%(21 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(6 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(8 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 90% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%30
July 202587%31
August 202567%30
September 202577%30
October 202587%31
November 202567%30
December 202561%28
March 202682%27
April 202675%28
May 202685%26
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
305
Months covered
12

Based on 310 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.