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Flight Reliability

UA 5742 · United Airlines

RAP → Denver (RAP–DEN)93% of its flights flew this route. The rest (PIA–ORD, ORD–MEM) are included in these numbers.

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min early
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
19 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 331 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

UA 5742 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 54% between 6–9 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

UA 5742 arrived on time 100% of the time on Mondays and just 79% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Better than the RAP–DEN route average.

UA 5742 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 79% across the RAP–DEN route.

Better than the United Airlines network average.

UA 5742 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon100%(47 flights)
  • Tue88%(48 flights)
  • Wed89%(45 flights)
  • Thu95%(43 flights)
  • Fri79%(48 flights)
  • Sat86%(49 flights)
  • Sun94%(46 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM54%(13 flights)
  • 12–3 PM92%(305 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(8 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 93% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%30
July 202587%31
August 202590%31
September 2025100%30
October 202594%31
November 202590%29
December 202584%31
January 202696%28
February 202696%28
March 202665%20
May 202690%31
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
326
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 331 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.