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Flight Reliability

UA 5656 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5656 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 343 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(49 flights)
  • Tue82%(51 flights)
  • Wed85%(47 flights)
  • Thu70%(47 flights)
  • Fri86%(50 flights)
  • Sat84%(43 flights)
  • Sun80%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(275 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(29 flights)
  • 3–6 PM27%(11 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(21 flights)
On-time trend by month
50%
May

Jun 73% → May 50% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%30
July 202581%31
August 202581%31
September 202593%30
October 202590%31
November 202593%30
December 202581%31
January 202667%30
February 202693%27
March 202657%23
April 202677%22
May 202650%20
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
336
Months covered
12

Based on 343 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.