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Flight Reliability

UA 5992 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5992 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
5.9%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 238 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(32 flights)
  • Tue84%(32 flights)
  • Wed67%(27 flights)
  • Thu61%(33 flights)
  • Fri71%(34 flights)
  • Sat66%(29 flights)
  • Sun61%(36 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(89 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(5 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(113 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(10 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(6 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 71% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%24
July 202553%30
August 202569%16
November 202575%28
December 202542%12
January 202685%27
February 202696%25
April 202652%25
May 202678%27
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
223
Months covered
11

Based on 238 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.