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Flight Reliability

UA 5811 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5811 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

84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 296 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(45 flights)
  • Tue91%(46 flights)
  • Wed96%(45 flights)
  • Thu76%(45 flights)
  • Fri73%(40 flights)
  • Sat91%(33 flights)
  • Sun83%(40 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(230 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(8 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM80%(56 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 97% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202597%30
July 202584%31
August 202578%27
September 202591%23
October 202577%31
November 202587%30
December 202593%30
February 202664%11
March 202682%22
April 202676%29
May 202688%25
Departures on time
90%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
294
Months covered
12

Based on 296 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.