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Flight Reliability

UA 5517 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5517 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

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
2 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 263 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(41 flights)
  • Tue69%(39 flights)
  • Wed69%(36 flights)
  • Thu83%(35 flights)
  • Fri69%(36 flights)
  • Sat80%(30 flights)
  • Sun68%(40 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(26 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(30 flights)
  • 12–3 PM67%(12 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(46 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(140 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
61%
May

Jun 80% → May 61% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%30
July 202550%30
August 202570%30
September 202590%10
October 202589%27
November 202574%27
December 202567%30
April 202686%28
May 202661%31
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
257
Months covered
12

Based on 263 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.