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UA 5462 · United Airlines

FAR → Denver (FAR–DEN)100% of its flights flew this route. The rest (BOI–ORD) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
26 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 363 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

UA 5462 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 65% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

UA 5462 arrived on time 74% of the time on Thursdays. On Sundays: 64%.

Lagging the United Airlines network.

UA 5462 arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

Ticking up lately.

UA 5462 arrived on time 63% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 59% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(51 flights)
  • Tue64%(52 flights)
  • Wed64%(52 flights)
  • Thu74%(49 flights)
  • Fri65%(52 flights)
  • Sat70%(50 flights)
  • Sun64%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM65%(327 flights)
  • 12–3 PM94%(31 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 70% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%30
July 202568%31
August 202571%31
September 202577%30
October 202590%31
November 202564%28
December 202545%31
January 202672%29
February 202661%28
March 202642%31
April 202667%27
May 202681%31
Departures on time
64%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
358
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 363 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.