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Flight Reliability

UA 5479 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5479 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
9 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 372 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(50 flights)
  • Tue77%(53 flights)
  • Wed85%(52 flights)
  • Thu81%(53 flights)
  • Fri69%(54 flights)
  • Sat86%(50 flights)
  • Sun83%(54 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM70%(84 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(282 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 73% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%30
July 202581%31
August 202590%31
September 202593%30
October 202590%31
November 202587%30
December 202574%31
January 202660%30
February 202683%23
March 202668%28
April 202672%29
May 202671%42
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
366
Months covered
12

Based on 372 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.