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Flight Reliability

UA 5826 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5826 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

61%
Arrive within 15 minutes
35 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
3 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 174 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(27 flights)
  • Tue50%(24 flights)
  • Wed65%(26 flights)
  • Thu64%(22 flights)
  • Fri57%(28 flights)
  • Sat50%(22 flights)
  • Sun76%(21 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(8 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(6 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(14 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(140 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 43% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202543%28
July 202538%21
August 202558%26
September 202570%30
October 202578%23
March 202650%12
May 202685%20
Departures on time
64%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
170
Months covered
10

Based on 174 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.