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UA 5494 · United Airlines

Denver → AMA (DEN–AMA)98% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–BNA, PSP–LAX) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 335 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Friday is doing you no favors.

UA 5494 arrived on time 72% of the time on Mondays. On Fridays: 57%.

A bit behind the DEN–AMA route.

UA 5494 arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 74% across the DEN–AMA route.

Lagging the United Airlines network.

UA 5494 arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

Slipping a little lately.

UA 5494 arrived on time 72% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(50 flights)
  • Tue67%(52 flights)
  • Wed71%(52 flights)
  • Thu62%(50 flights)
  • Fri57%(47 flights)
  • Sat68%(25 flights)
  • Sun72%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM—(6 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(320 flights)
On-time trend by month
61%
May

Jun 41% → May 61% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202541%27
July 202547%30
August 202543%28
September 202565%26
October 202574%27
November 202592%25
December 202583%29
January 202676%25
February 202675%24
March 202683%29
April 202671%28
May 202661%28
Departures on time
67%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
326
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 335 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.