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Flight Reliability

UA 5906 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5906 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

76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 238 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(40 flights)
  • Tue79%(34 flights)
  • Wed77%(31 flights)
  • Thu86%(35 flights)
  • Fri56%(34 flights)
  • Sat86%(22 flights)
  • Sun78%(37 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(8 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(116 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(109 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
Apr

Jun 87% → Apr 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%30
August 202574%31
September 202580%30
October 202568%31
November 202587%23
December 202555%11
February 202664%14
March 202673%26
April 202684%25
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
233
Months covered
11

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Based on 238 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.