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Flight Reliability

UA 5689 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5689 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

70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 335 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(49 flights)
  • Tue70%(47 flights)
  • Wed72%(46 flights)
  • Thu73%(44 flights)
  • Fri60%(45 flights)
  • Sat78%(50 flights)
  • Sun69%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(2 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(37 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(231 flights)
  • 6–9 PM78%(60 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 56% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202556%27
July 202550%30
August 202543%30
September 202553%30
October 202565%31
November 202579%29
December 202567%12
January 202690%30
February 202671%28
March 202690%31
April 202690%30
May 202682%22
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
330
Months covered
12

Based on 335 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.