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Flight Reliability

UA 5856 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5856 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

52%
Arrive within 15 minutes
41 min
Average arrival delay
2.9%
Cancelled
14 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 103 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(15 flights)
  • Tue36%(11 flights)
  • Wed55%(11 flights)
  • Thu59%(17 flights)
  • Fri42%(12 flights)
  • Sat50%(18 flights)
  • Sun47%(15 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(7 flights)
  • 6–9 PM47%(91 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 39% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202539%28
July 202540%30
August 202547%17
May 202679%14
Departures on time
57%
Diverted
1.0%
Flights flown
99
Months covered
7

Based on 103 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.