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Flight Reliability

UA 5940 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5940 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

76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
3.6%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 303 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(43 flights)
  • Tue91%(33 flights)
  • Wed78%(40 flights)
  • Thu74%(43 flights)
  • Fri78%(41 flights)
  • Sat68%(40 flights)
  • Sun76%(42 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(38 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(5 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(139 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(100 flights)
On-time trend by month
96%
Apr

Jun 64% → Apr 96% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%28
July 202542%24
August 202548%25
October 202583%12
November 202593%30
December 202587%30
January 202676%29
February 202681%21
March 202680%50
April 202696%22
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
3.3%
Flights flown
282
Months covered
12

Based on 303 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.