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Flight Reliability

UA 5877 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5877 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 144 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(29 flights)
  • Tue90%(20 flights)
  • Wed84%(19 flights)
  • Thu77%(22 flights)
  • Fri75%(20 flights)
  • Sat(9 flights)
  • Sun75%(24 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(25 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(70 flights)
  • 12–3 PM63%(48 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 89% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202589%28
July 202593%27
August 202573%15
November 202564%11
December 202561%31
May 202680%20
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
143
Months covered
10

Based on 144 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.