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Flight Reliability

UA 5849 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5849 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
10 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 266 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(41 flights)
  • Tue86%(35 flights)
  • Wed78%(27 flights)
  • Thu85%(41 flights)
  • Fri84%(43 flights)
  • Sat74%(31 flights)
  • Sun81%(41 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(16 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(146 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(97 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 62% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%26
August 202594%16
September 202579%28
October 2025100%18
November 202594%18
December 202579%28
January 202691%21
February 202696%23
March 202666%41
May 202684%31
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
259
Months covered
12

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Based on 266 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.