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Flight Reliability

UA 5729 · United Airlines

Chicago → FNT (ORDFNT)85% of its flights flew this route. The rest (LAX–SBA, SFO–MSO) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 215 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

UA 5729 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 79% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

UA 5729 arrived on time 94% of the time on Tuesdays and just 71% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Well ahead of the ORD–FNT route.

UA 5729 arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 65% across the ORD–FNT route.

Trending in the right direction.

UA 5729 arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(28 flights)
  • Tue94%(31 flights)
  • Wed90%(31 flights)
  • Thu81%(26 flights)
  • Fri74%(27 flights)
  • Sat81%(41 flights)
  • Sun72%(29 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(193 flights)
  • 12–3 PM100%(17 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(2 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
Apr

Jun 73% → Apr 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%30
July 202574%31
August 202587%30
September 202573%30
October 202590%31
November 202579%28
April 2026100%16
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
213
Months covered
12

Based on 215 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.