Flight Reliability
UA 5831 · United Airlines
Denver → LNK (DEN–LNK)
91
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 88%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 1 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 1.1%
- Cancelled
- 10 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Saturday is the weak spot.
UA 5831 arrived on time 92% of the time on Tuesdays. On Saturdays: 83%.
Better than the DEN–LNK route average.
UA 5831 arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 75% across the DEN–LNK route.
Better than the United Airlines network average.
UA 5831 arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon86%(50 flights)
- Tue92%(52 flights)
- Wed90%(51 flights)
- Thu85%(52 flights)
- Fri88%(50 flights)
- Sat83%(52 flights)
- Sun91%(53 flights)
94%
May
Jun 93% → May 94% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 89% | 28 |
| December 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 80% | 30 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 27 |
| March 2026 | 80% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 90% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 94% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 91%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 360
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
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.