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Flight Reliability

UA 5855 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5855 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

70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 162 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon52%(23 flights)
  • Tue83%(23 flights)
  • Wed71%(24 flights)
  • Thu64%(22 flights)
  • Fri71%(21 flights)
  • Sat75%(20 flights)
  • Sun75%(24 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM74%(114 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(8 flights)
  • 3–6 PM48%(21 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(2 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM67%(12 flights)
On-time trend by month
50%
May

Jun 69% → May 50% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%29
July 202560%30
August 202577%31
September 202592%24
April 202671%21
May 202650%20
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
157
Months covered
7

Based on 162 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.