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Flight Reliability

UA 5597 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5597 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

60%
Arrive within 15 minutes
35 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
8 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 321 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon62%(45 flights)
  • Tue51%(43 flights)
  • Wed58%(45 flights)
  • Thu57%(44 flights)
  • Fri66%(44 flights)
  • Sat60%(42 flights)
  • Sun65%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(38 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(63 flights)
  • 3–6 PM51%(192 flights)
  • 6–9 PM50%(18 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 31% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202531%29
July 202540%30
August 202535%29
September 202557%30
October 202563%30
November 202570%27
December 202557%30
January 202667%21
March 202677%26
April 202683%29
May 202688%24
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
311
Months covered
12

Based on 321 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.