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Flight Reliability

UA 5929 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5929 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
8 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 352 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(51 flights)
  • Tue80%(49 flights)
  • Wed88%(49 flights)
  • Thu78%(49 flights)
  • Fri79%(48 flights)
  • Sat76%(49 flights)
  • Sun84%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(151 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(195 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Jun 60% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%30
July 202555%29
August 202557%30
September 202576%29
October 202590%31
November 202597%29
December 202567%30
January 202684%31
February 202689%27
March 202693%30
April 202697%30
May 2026100%20
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
1.1%
Flights flown
346
Months covered
12

Based on 352 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.