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Flight Reliability

UA 5869 · United Airlines

COU → Chicago (COU–ORD)82% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SAT–ORD, RAP–DEN) are included in these numbers.

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
64%
Arrive within 15 minutes
26 min
Average arrival delay
4.5%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 265 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Tuesdays have been rough.

UA 5869 arrived on time 75% of the time on Fridays and just 54% on Tuesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the COU–ORD route.

UA 5869 arrived on time 64% of the time, versus 73% across the COU–ORD route.

Lagging the United Airlines network.

UA 5869 arrived on time 64% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

UA 5869 was cancelled 4.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(40 flights)
  • Tue54%(28 flights)
  • Wed65%(31 flights)
  • Thu61%(41 flights)
  • Fri75%(40 flights)
  • Sat66%(29 flights)
  • Sun59%(41 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM62%(21 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(228 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 39% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202539%18
July 202556%16
August 202558%12
November 202573%26
December 202555%31
January 202666%29
February 202678%27
March 202659%27
April 202664%28
May 202671%28
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
1.1%
Flights flown
250
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 265 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.