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UA 5472 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5472 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

68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
25 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
3 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 315 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon62%(50 flights)
  • Tue66%(47 flights)
  • Wed77%(48 flights)
  • Thu65%(49 flights)
  • Fri57%(46 flights)
  • Sat89%(18 flights)
  • Sun72%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM80%(10 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(12 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(4 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(280 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
52%
May

Jun 56% → May 52% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202556%16
July 202565%23
August 202561%28
September 202569%26
October 202574%27
November 202568%25
December 202572%29
January 202669%26
February 202678%23
March 202667%30
April 202677%30
May 202652%25
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
308
Months covered
12

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Based on 315 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.