Flight Reliability
UA 5949 · United Airlines
This number covered several routes in this period.
One number, several routes.
Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5949 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
- 68%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 37 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.2%
- Cancelled
- 2 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 97 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
The breakdown
- Mon58%(12 flights)
- Tue93%(15 flights)
- Wed62%(13 flights)
- Thu71%(14 flights)
- Fri75%(12 flights)
- Sat46%(11 flights)
- Sun64%(14 flights)
- 6–9 AM73%(11 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM69%(35 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(3 flights)
- 3–6 PM70%(23 flights)
- 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM61%(18 flights)
73%
May
Jun 64% → May 73% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 64% | 14 |
| November 2025 | 68% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 68% | 22 |
| May 2026 | 73% | 11 |
- Departures on time
- 72%
- Diverted
- 1.0%
- Flights flown
- 91
- Months covered
- 9
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Based on 97 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.