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Flight Reliability

UA 5939 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5939 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 300 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(44 flights)
  • Tue84%(45 flights)
  • Wed86%(44 flights)
  • Thu81%(43 flights)
  • Fri74%(42 flights)
  • Sat77%(31 flights)
  • Sun76%(41 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM63%(27 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(184 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(76 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
44%
May

Jun 79% → May 44% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%29
July 202581%26
August 202571%14
October 202590%31
November 202585%26
December 202590%30
January 202683%29
February 202682%28
March 202680%25
April 202664%28
May 202644%18
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
290
Months covered
12

Based on 300 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.