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Flight Reliability

UA 5903 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5903 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

65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 197 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(28 flights)
  • Tue67%(27 flights)
  • Wed46%(26 flights)
  • Thu69%(29 flights)
  • Fri61%(28 flights)
  • Sat78%(27 flights)
  • Sun69%(29 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM27%(37 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM73%(74 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(8 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(75 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
Feb

Jun 74% → Feb 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%27
July 202571%31
August 202577%17
October 202552%31
November 202527%30
January 202689%26
February 202673%11
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
194
Months covered
12

Based on 197 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.