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UA 5534 · United Airlines

RDM → San Francisco (RDM–SFO)91% of its flights flew this route. The rest (GRR–ORD, ORD–OMA) are included in these numbers.

65
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
2 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 298 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

UA 5534 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 80% of the time, versus 67% between 6–9 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

UA 5534 arrived on time 82% of the time on Tuesdays and just 58% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the United Airlines network.

UA 5534 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon58%(45 flights)
  • Tue82%(28 flights)
  • Wed72%(43 flights)
  • Thu63%(49 flights)
  • Fri67%(48 flights)
  • Sat73%(30 flights)
  • Sun68%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(10 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(17 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(266 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 64% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%22
July 202552%21
August 202576%25
September 202574%23
October 202584%31
November 202545%29
December 202561%31
January 202673%15
February 202674%19
March 202684%31
April 202657%28
May 202672%18
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
293
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 298 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.