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Flight Reliability

UA 551 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 551 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

76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 153 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(22 flights)
  • Tue84%(19 flights)
  • Wed88%(24 flights)
  • Thu77%(22 flights)
  • Fri74%(23 flights)
  • Sat61%(18 flights)
  • Sun72%(25 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM68%(47 flights)
  • 12–3 PM89%(36 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(47 flights)
  • 6–9 PM86%(22 flights)
On-time trend by month
92%
Feb

Oct 50% → Feb 92% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 202550%12
November 202580%54
December 202569%32
January 202669%26
February 202692%25
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
153
Months covered
6

Based on 153 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.