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UA 5798 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5798 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
14 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 327 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(48 flights)
  • Tue75%(44 flights)
  • Wed74%(43 flights)
  • Thu73%(48 flights)
  • Fri65%(49 flights)
  • Sat80%(44 flights)
  • Sun72%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM—(6 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(250 flights)
  • 6–9 PM89%(55 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM42%(12 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 41% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202541%29
July 202571%31
August 202568%31
September 202593%30
October 202574%31
November 202573%30
December 202561%31
January 202683%30
February 202696%26
March 202656%16
May 202671%31
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
323
Months covered
12

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Based on 327 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.