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Flight Reliability

UA 5997 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 5997 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 304 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(47 flights)
  • Tue81%(48 flights)
  • Wed79%(47 flights)
  • Thu87%(45 flights)
  • Fri76%(46 flights)
  • Sat75%(32 flights)
  • Sun78%(37 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM79%(53 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(9 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(180 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(60 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 81% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%21
July 202577%22
August 202592%25
September 202579%24
November 202587%30
December 202566%29
January 202675%28
February 202679%28
March 202687%31
April 202679%29
May 202672%29
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
302
Months covered
12

Based on 304 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.