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Flight Reliability

UA 652 · United Airlines

Denver → St. Louis (DENSTL)94% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DEN–SAV) are included in these numbers.

90
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Saturdays have been rough.

UA 652 arrived on time 94% of the time on Tuesdays and just 78% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the DEN–STL route.

UA 652 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 79% across the DEN–STL route.

A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.

UA 652 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 365 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(51 flights)
  • Tue94%(52 flights)
  • Wed79%(52 flights)
  • Thu90%(52 flights)
  • Fri87%(52 flights)
  • Sat78%(51 flights)
  • Sun81%(53 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 87% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%30
July 202581%31
August 202565%31
September 202587%30
October 202594%31
November 202580%30
December 202584%31
January 202687%30
February 202693%28
March 202681%31
April 202690%29
May 202687%31
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
363
Months covered
12

Based on 365 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.