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Flight Reliability

UA 5953 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5953 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
19 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 332 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(47 flights)
  • Tue82%(44 flights)
  • Wed76%(45 flights)
  • Thu78%(49 flights)
  • Fri69%(48 flights)
  • Sat79%(42 flights)
  • Sun74%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM80%(25 flights)
  • 6–9 AM84%(131 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM65%(133 flights)
  • 3–6 PM86%(35 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 80% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%30
July 202590%30
August 202575%28
September 202591%21
November 202580%25
December 202581%31
January 202652%29
February 202668%28
March 202660%30
April 202684%25
May 202679%42
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
324
Months covered
12

Based on 332 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.