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Flight Reliability

UA 5789 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5789 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
7.7%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 209 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(27 flights)
  • Tue78%(27 flights)
  • Wed78%(32 flights)
  • Thu85%(26 flights)
  • Fri63%(30 flights)
  • Sat80%(25 flights)
  • Sun89%(26 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM74%(19 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(97 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(52 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(8 flights)
  • 6–9 PM47%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Aug 93% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202593%14
September 202588%24
November 202587%23
December 202576%29
March 202673%22
April 202676%29
May 202690%30
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
193
Months covered
11

Based on 209 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.