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Flight Reliability

UA 5908 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5908 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 251 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(43 flights)
  • Tue75%(24 flights)
  • Wed83%(35 flights)
  • Thu78%(41 flights)
  • Fri83%(40 flights)
  • Sat76%(25 flights)
  • Sun78%(40 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM73%(22 flights)
  • 3–6 PM57%(46 flights)
  • 6–9 PM87%(180 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 89% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202589%26
July 202585%26
August 202596%23
September 202591%21
November 202586%29
December 202583%23
February 202685%13
March 202652%21
April 202664%28
May 202674%27
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
248
Months covered
12

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Based on 251 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.