Flight Reliability
UA 5827 · United Airlines
Denver → LNK (DEN–LNK)
77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 81%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.9%
- Cancelled
- 8 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 363 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Thursdays have been rough.
UA 5827 arrived on time 92% of the time on Mondays and just 69% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit ahead of the DEN–LNK route.
UA 5827 arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 75% across the DEN–LNK route.
The breakdown
- Mon92%(51 flights)
- Tue86%(50 flights)
- Wed88%(50 flights)
- Thu69%(49 flights)
- Fri75%(51 flights)
- Sat77%(51 flights)
- Sun82%(50 flights)
80%
May
Jun 70% → May 80% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 70% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 60% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 29 |
| October 2025 | 84% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 96% | 26 |
| December 2025 | 81% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 87% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 81% | 26 |
| March 2026 | 80% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 89% | 28 |
| May 2026 | 80% | 30 |
- Departures on time
- 84%
- Diverted
- 1.1%
- Flights flown
- 352
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 363 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.