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Flight Reliability

UA 5496 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5496 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

72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
25 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(52 flights)
  • Tue67%(51 flights)
  • Wed74%(50 flights)
  • Thu75%(51 flights)
  • Fri60%(50 flights)
  • Sat84%(50 flights)
  • Sun78%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(37 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM69%(36 flights)
  • 12–3 PM63%(139 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(141 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 86% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%28
July 202569%29
August 202571%31
September 202593%29
October 202580%30
November 202572%29
December 202562%29
January 202677%30
February 202682%28
March 202655%29
April 202652%29
May 202669%32
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
353
Months covered
12

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Based on 364 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.