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UA 5900 · United Airlines

SHV → Denver (SHV–DEN)99% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–CMH) are included in these numbers.

85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 280 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

UA 5900 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 80% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

UA 5900 arrived on time 90% of the time on Saturdays and just 69% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.

UA 5900 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

Slipping a little lately.

UA 5900 arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 92% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(39 flights)
  • Tue85%(39 flights)
  • Wed85%(40 flights)
  • Thu90%(38 flights)
  • Fri82%(39 flights)
  • Sat90%(41 flights)
  • Sun90%(39 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(104 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(168 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
Feb

Jun 70% → Feb 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%30
July 202577%30
August 202574%31
September 202583%30
October 2025100%31
November 202593%30
December 202587%31
January 202689%27
February 202686%28
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
275
Months covered
11

Same route, other flights

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Based on 280 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.