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Flight Reliability

UA 5892 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5892 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 256 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(34 flights)
  • Tue83%(35 flights)
  • Wed88%(34 flights)
  • Thu91%(34 flights)
  • Fri81%(31 flights)
  • Sat88%(34 flights)
  • Sun67%(46 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM65%(26 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(29 flights)
  • 12–3 PM92%(26 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(132 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(35 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Aug 90% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202590%10
September 202573%11
October 202589%27
November 202579%28
December 202580%30
January 202682%28
February 202686%28
March 202678%23
April 202679%24
May 202689%28
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
248
Months covered
12

Based on 256 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.