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UA 5893 · United Airlines

Los Angeles → SBA (LAX–SBA)96% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–FWA, ATW–ORD) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 299 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

UA 5893 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 75% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

UA 5893 arrived on time 94% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 81%.

A bit behind the LAX–SBA route.

UA 5893 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 89% across the LAX–SBA route.

Better than the United Airlines network average.

UA 5893 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(49 flights)
  • Tue87%(30 flights)
  • Wed94%(34 flights)
  • Thu83%(47 flights)
  • Fri84%(49 flights)
  • Sat89%(36 flights)
  • Sun81%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM75%(94 flights)
  • 3–6 PM91%(198 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 97% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202597%29
July 202597%30
August 202574%31
September 202579%29
October 202592%25
November 202575%20
December 202579%14
January 202686%22
February 202692%24
March 202696%23
April 202693%14
May 202674%31
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
292
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 299 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.