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Flight Reliability

UA 5936 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5936 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

61%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
3.7%
Cancelled
4 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 163 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon59%(22 flights)
  • Tue68%(22 flights)
  • Wed68%(22 flights)
  • Thu67%(21 flights)
  • Fri71%(21 flights)
  • Sat54%(24 flights)
  • Sun44%(25 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM96%(25 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(5 flights)
  • 12–3 PM32%(31 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(42 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(54 flights)
On-time trend by month
20%
May

Jun 96% → May 20% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202596%25
August 202577%13
September 202567%30
October 202577%30
December 202546%11
April 202626%27
May 202620%10
Departures on time
65%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
157
Months covered
11

Based on 163 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.