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Flight Reliability

UA 5824 · United Airlines

Denver → LNK (DEN–LNK)

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
28 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Friday is doing you no favors.

UA 5824 arrived on time 77% of the time on Wednesdays and just 52% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the DEN–LNK route.

UA 5824 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 75% across the DEN–LNK route.

Lagging the United Airlines network.

UA 5824 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(52 flights)
  • Tue72%(50 flights)
  • Wed77%(51 flights)
  • Thu69%(51 flights)
  • Fri52%(52 flights)
  • Sat62%(52 flights)
  • Sun73%(52 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 32% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202532%28
July 202545%31
August 202539%31
September 202573%30
October 202574%31
November 202586%29
December 202574%31
January 202681%31
February 202682%28
March 202680%30
April 202679%29
May 202671%31
Departures on time
66%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
360
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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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.