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Flight Reliability

UA 5739 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5739 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

72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 278 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(42 flights)
  • Tue67%(33 flights)
  • Wed75%(36 flights)
  • Thu62%(39 flights)
  • Fri85%(41 flights)
  • Sat74%(35 flights)
  • Sun65%(43 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(36 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(19 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(54 flights)
  • 12–3 PM91%(11 flights)
  • 3–6 PM19%(21 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(92 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM72%(36 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 43% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202543%30
July 202558%31
August 202578%18
November 202593%30
December 202574%27
January 202693%27
February 202693%28
March 202631%26
April 202660%20
May 202688%25
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
269
Months covered
12

Based on 278 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.