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Flight Reliability

UA 5889 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5889 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

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
39 min
Average arrival delay
7.7%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 117 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(14 flights)
  • Tue83%(12 flights)
  • Wed80%(10 flights)
  • Thu87%(15 flights)
  • Fri77%(13 flights)
  • Sat53%(19 flights)
  • Sun63%(24 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM80%(71 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(18 flights)
  • 3–6 PM40%(15 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
Apr

Dec 79% → Apr 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
December 202579%14
February 202688%17
March 202679%29
April 202672%25
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0.9%
Flights flown
107
Months covered
10

Based on 117 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.