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Flight Reliability

UA 5516 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5516 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

44%
Arrive within 15 minutes
37 min
Average arrival delay
4.1%
Cancelled
22 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 217 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon48%(29 flights)
  • Tue47%(30 flights)
  • Wed21%(24 flights)
  • Thu48%(29 flights)
  • Fri32%(28 flights)
  • Sat58%(36 flights)
  • Sun47%(32 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM28%(53 flights)
  • 12–3 PM67%(48 flights)
  • 3–6 PM36%(22 flights)
  • 6–9 PM44%(85 flights)
On-time trend by month
60%
Mar

Jun 53% → Mar 60% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202553%19
September 202530%27
October 202535%29
November 202565%20
December 202532%19
January 202641%27
February 202638%24
March 202660%25
Departures on time
65%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
208
Months covered
12

Based on 217 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.