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Flight Reliability

UA 5781 · United Airlines

Denver → Aspen (DENASE)84% of its flights flew this route. The rest (MFR–DEN, ORD–CVG) are included in these numbers.

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
40 min
Average arrival delay
5.8%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 345 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

UA 5781 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 78% of the time, versus 61% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

UA 5781 arrived on time 88% of the time on Saturdays and just 66% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the United Airlines network.

UA 5781 arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

UA 5781 was cancelled 5.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(47 flights)
  • Tue79%(47 flights)
  • Wed71%(48 flights)
  • Thu67%(46 flights)
  • Fri66%(44 flights)
  • Sat88%(41 flights)
  • Sun76%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM78%(36 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(18 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(268 flights)
On-time trend by month
62%
May

Jun 57% → May 62% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%30
July 202548%25
August 202569%29
September 202580%30
October 202587%30
November 202576%29
December 202575%24
January 202686%29
February 202687%23
March 202689%28
April 202690%19
May 202662%26
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
322
Months covered
12

Based on 345 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.