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UA 5709 · United Airlines

Houston → Oklahoma City (IAH–OKC)87% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SFO–GEG, ORD–MSN) are included in these numbers.

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Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 280 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

UA 5709 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 78% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Saturday is the weak spot.

UA 5709 arrived on time 88% of the time on Wednesdays. On Saturdays: 74%.

Slipping a little lately.

UA 5709 arrived on time 79% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 86% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(43 flights)
  • Tue81%(37 flights)
  • Wed88%(34 flights)
  • Thu83%(41 flights)
  • Fri76%(41 flights)
  • Sat74%(38 flights)
  • Sun78%(41 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(31 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(4 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(9 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM78%(230 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 69% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%29
July 202577%30
August 202589%18
October 202584%31
November 202569%26
December 202573%15
January 202693%27
February 202691%22
March 202677%26
April 202672%29
May 202687%15
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
275
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 280 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.