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Flight Reliability

UA 649 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 649 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
15 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 359 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon61%(54 flights)
  • Tue73%(37 flights)
  • Wed79%(53 flights)
  • Thu70%(59 flights)
  • Fri68%(56 flights)
  • Sat79%(33 flights)
  • Sun71%(61 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM91%(23 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(184 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(67 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM91%(78 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 72% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%29
July 202546%24
August 202555%29
September 202561%28
October 202568%22
November 202565%20
December 202565%26
January 202679%19
February 202688%34
March 202691%35
April 202670%50
May 202676%37
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
353
Months covered
12

Based on 359 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.