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UA 5589 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5589 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

58%
Arrive within 15 minutes
33 min
Average arrival delay
4.5%
Cancelled
5 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 314 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(42 flights)
  • Tue56%(43 flights)
  • Wed60%(45 flights)
  • Thu39%(44 flights)
  • Fri63%(43 flights)
  • Sat61%(36 flights)
  • Sun63%(46 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(2 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(30 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(5 flights)
  • 3–6 PM48%(169 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(50 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM58%(43 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 39% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202539%28
July 202542%26
August 202545%31
October 202582%11
November 202569%29
December 202574%27
January 202639%26
February 202686%28
March 202636%28
April 202660%25
May 202673%33
Departures on time
66%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
299
Months covered
12

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Based on 314 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.