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Flight Reliability

UA 5846 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5846 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 257 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(36 flights)
  • Tue75%(24 flights)
  • Wed88%(32 flights)
  • Thu74%(43 flights)
  • Fri76%(42 flights)
  • Sat83%(29 flights)
  • Sun86%(44 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(77 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(53 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(71 flights)
  • 3–6 PM53%(45 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jul 56% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202556%25
August 202570%23
September 202595%19
October 202596%28
November 202578%27
December 202574%31
January 202686%21
February 202696%22
March 202689%18
May 202682%22
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
250
Months covered
12

Based on 257 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.