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Flight Reliability

UA 5451 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5451 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

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 346 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(48 flights)
  • Tue85%(52 flights)
  • Wed82%(51 flights)
  • Thu85%(48 flights)
  • Fri83%(46 flights)
  • Sat81%(41 flights)
  • Sun82%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(45 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(140 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(36 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(56 flights)
  • 6–9 PM93%(60 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 89% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202589%27
July 202575%24
August 202596%25
September 202590%30
October 202594%31
November 202590%29
December 202558%24
January 202679%29
February 202693%28
March 202680%30
April 202677%30
May 202677%30
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
337
Months covered
12

Based on 346 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.