Flight Reliability
UA 5879 · United Airlines
Denver → SHV (DEN–SHV)93% of its flights flew this route. The rest (CPR–DEN) are included in these numbers.
78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 77%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 9 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.3%
- Cancelled
- 7 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 393 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Saturday is the weak spot.
UA 5879 arrived on time 84% of the time on Tuesdays. On Saturdays: 69%.
The breakdown
- Mon83%(54 flights)
- Tue84%(56 flights)
- Wed81%(57 flights)
- Thu75%(55 flights)
- Fri70%(53 flights)
- Sat69%(55 flights)
- Sun75%(56 flights)
77%
May
Jun 48% → May 77% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 48% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 50% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 58% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 79% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 85% | 27 |
| February 2026 | 82% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 77% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 91% | 58 |
| May 2026 | 77% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 78%
- Diverted
- 0.5%
- Flights flown
- 386
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 393 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.