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Flight Reliability

UA 5609 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5609 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
25 min
Average arrival delay
3.7%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 324 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(43 flights)
  • Tue64%(44 flights)
  • Wed82%(45 flights)
  • Thu78%(45 flights)
  • Fri76%(45 flights)
  • Sat80%(45 flights)
  • Sun62%(45 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM73%(286 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(23 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 59% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%29
July 202584%31
August 202583%18
September 202587%23
November 202582%27
December 202565%31
January 202662%29
February 202689%28
March 202664%28
April 202666%29
May 202677%30
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
312
Months covered
12

Based on 324 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.