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Flight Reliability

UA 5876 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5876 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

68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 240 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(34 flights)
  • Tue71%(31 flights)
  • Wed75%(32 flights)
  • Thu63%(32 flights)
  • Fri56%(32 flights)
  • Sat56%(32 flights)
  • Sun82%(38 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM33%(18 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM68%(164 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(24 flights)
  • 6–9 PM84%(25 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
Mar

Jun 79% → Mar 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%24
August 202569%13
September 202577%30
October 202567%27
November 202590%20
December 202553%30
January 202653%30
February 202662%26
March 202673%26
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
3.3%
Flights flown
231
Months covered
10

Based on 240 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.