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Flight Reliability

UA 5901 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5901 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 212 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(37 flights)
  • Tue77%(22 flights)
  • Wed87%(23 flights)
  • Thu81%(41 flights)
  • Fri74%(39 flights)
  • Sat63%(16 flights)
  • Sun70%(30 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM94%(16 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(69 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(123 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jul 47% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202547%17
August 202575%24
September 202569%29
October 202580%25
November 202556%18
December 202592%12
January 202682%27
February 202681%26
May 202677%13
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
208
Months covered
12

Based on 212 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.