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Flight Reliability

UA 5968 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5968 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
2.9%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 209 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(26 flights)
  • Tue79%(28 flights)
  • Wed79%(28 flights)
  • Thu77%(26 flights)
  • Fri89%(27 flights)
  • Sat84%(31 flights)
  • Sun81%(37 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(21 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(27 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(101 flights)
  • 6–9 PM85%(54 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 87% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%23
September 202590%29
October 202574%31
November 202583%24
December 202547%15
April 202679%29
May 202687%31
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
203
Months covered
11

Based on 209 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.