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Flight Reliability

UA 5977 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5977 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
14 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 341 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(48 flights)
  • Tue80%(45 flights)
  • Wed76%(50 flights)
  • Thu80%(50 flights)
  • Fri73%(51 flights)
  • Sat64%(36 flights)
  • Sun80%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM71%(188 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(141 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 67% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%30
July 202581%31
August 202568%28
September 2025100%27
October 202597%31
November 202582%28
December 202540%30
January 202676%21
February 202679%24
March 202667%27
April 202683%24
May 202675%28
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
329
Months covered
12

Based on 341 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.