Flight Reliability
UA 5888 · United Airlines
Denver → SGF (DEN–SGF)90% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SBN–ORD, LAX–SEA) are included in these numbers.
- 68%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 25 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.2%
- Cancelled
- 1 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 162 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Friday is doing you no favors.
UA 5888 arrived on time 79% of the time on Saturdays and just 50% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the DEN–SGF route.
UA 5888 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 78% across the DEN–SGF route.
Lagging the United Airlines network.
UA 5888 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
Trending in the right direction.
UA 5888 arrived on time 74% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 59% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon77%(22 flights)
- Tue60%(20 flights)
- Wed64%(22 flights)
- Thu65%(23 flights)
- Fri50%(24 flights)
- Sat79%(24 flights)
- Sun76%(25 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(4 flights)
- 6–9 PM66%(154 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM—(2 flights)
Jun 55% → May 60% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 55% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 48% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 69% | 29 |
| October 2025 | 92% | 24 |
| May 2026 | 60% | 10 |
- Departures on time
- 64%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 160
- Months covered
- 8
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 162 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.