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Flight Reliability

UA 6049 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 6049 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

77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 181 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(27 flights)
  • Tue79%(28 flights)
  • Wed86%(28 flights)
  • Thu89%(26 flights)
  • Fri63%(27 flights)
  • Sat74%(23 flights)
  • Sun80%(20 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM94%(32 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(130 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 71% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%28
July 202565%31
August 202576%29
September 202591%21
March 202663%24
April 202690%29
May 202688%17
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
179
Months covered
7

Based on 181 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.