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Flight Reliability

UA 5991 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5991 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

67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
2 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 258 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(43 flights)
  • Tue82%(34 flights)
  • Wed69%(32 flights)
  • Thu66%(38 flights)
  • Fri55%(38 flights)
  • Sat63%(27 flights)
  • Sun69%(42 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM77%(31 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(146 flights)
  • 3–6 PM54%(65 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 77% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%30
July 202577%30
August 202548%31
September 202577%30
October 202566%29
November 202561%23
December 202562%29
April 202647%15
May 202688%25
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
254
Months covered
11

Based on 258 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.