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Flight Reliability

UA 5649 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5649 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 347 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(48 flights)
  • Tue78%(50 flights)
  • Wed76%(50 flights)
  • Thu71%(49 flights)
  • Fri73%(48 flights)
  • Sat76%(50 flights)
  • Sun81%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM39%(79 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(243 flights)
  • 3–6 PM90%(20 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Jun 50% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%30
July 202529%31
August 202539%18
September 202592%26
October 202594%31
November 202596%27
December 202581%31
January 202673%30
February 202679%28
March 202679%29
April 202683%30
May 2026100%31
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
342
Months covered
12

Based on 347 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.