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Flight Reliability

UA 5608 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5608 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 288 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(43 flights)
  • Tue90%(38 flights)
  • Wed87%(37 flights)
  • Thu82%(44 flights)
  • Fri83%(42 flights)
  • Sat67%(39 flights)
  • Sun69%(39 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(58 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM67%(67 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(54 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(103 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
May

Jun 78% → May 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%18
July 202558%31
August 202577%26
September 202590%30
October 202590%31
November 202586%29
December 202571%28
January 202672%29
February 202690%10
April 202692%25
May 202667%21
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
282
Months covered
12

Based on 288 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.