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Flight Reliability

UA 5817 · United Airlines

Denver → DRO (DENDRO)

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Thursday is the weak spot.

UA 5817 arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 71%.

A bit behind the DEN–DRO route.

UA 5817 arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 80% across the DEN–DRO route.

Keep a backup plan handy.

UA 5817 was cancelled 3.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(51 flights)
  • Tue81%(48 flights)
  • Wed78%(51 flights)
  • Thu71%(51 flights)
  • Fri72%(50 flights)
  • Sat78%(50 flights)
  • Sun78%(50 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 79% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%29
July 202558%31
August 202570%30
September 202583%30
October 202581%31
November 202591%21
December 202577%31
January 202677%31
February 202678%27
March 202679%29
April 202680%30
May 202671%31
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
351
Months covered
12

Based on 364 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.