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Flight Reliability

UA 6159 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 6159 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 265 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(41 flights)
  • Tue89%(35 flights)
  • Wed90%(39 flights)
  • Thu76%(41 flights)
  • Fri73%(40 flights)
  • Sat77%(30 flights)
  • Sun82%(34 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM77%(13 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(109 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(2 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(136 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jul 67% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202567%21
August 202573%22
September 202593%27
October 202597%31
November 202572%29
December 202574%27
January 202678%23
April 202683%29
May 202686%28
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
260
Months covered
12

Based on 265 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.