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Flight Reliability

UA 5990 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5990 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
15 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 131 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(19 flights)
  • Tue73%(15 flights)
  • Wed85%(20 flights)
  • Thu77%(17 flights)
  • Fri70%(20 flights)
  • Sat79%(14 flights)
  • Sun77%(22 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM96%(25 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(39 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(62 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 93% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%30
July 202563%30
August 202556%16
September 202594%18
May 202676%25
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
1.5%
Flights flown
127
Months covered
7

Based on 131 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.