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Flight Reliability

UA 5917 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5917 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min early
Average arrival delay
6.3%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 253 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(34 flights)
  • Tue92%(25 flights)
  • Wed91%(32 flights)
  • Thu80%(35 flights)
  • Fri82%(33 flights)
  • Sat68%(37 flights)
  • Sun85%(34 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM78%(86 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(11 flights)
  • 6–9 PM84%(133 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 69% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%29
July 202572%25
August 202579%29
September 202575%24
November 202580%20
December 202592%13
January 202696%23
February 202683%23
March 202692%24
May 202682%11
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
2.8%
Flights flown
230
Months covered
12

Based on 253 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.