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Flight Reliability

UA 5947 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5947 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

87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 250 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon92%(37 flights)
  • Tue87%(39 flights)
  • Wed85%(39 flights)
  • Thu90%(38 flights)
  • Fri79%(34 flights)
  • Sat82%(27 flights)
  • Sun94%(34 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM97%(136 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(112 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
May

Jun 100% → May 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 2025100%30
July 2025100%31
August 202593%28
September 2025100%26
October 202591%21
December 202581%16
January 202679%24
February 202682%11
April 202677%30
May 202667%27
Departures on time
89%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
248
Months covered
12

Based on 250 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.