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Flight Reliability

UA 653 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 653 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

85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 129 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon91%(22 flights)
  • Tue91%(11 flights)
  • Wed87%(23 flights)
  • Thu78%(23 flights)
  • Fri95%(19 flights)
  • Sat82%(11 flights)
  • Sun75%(20 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM94%(31 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(71 flights)
  • 6–9 PM89%(26 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
Feb

Aug 73% → Feb 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202573%15
September 202586%36
October 202596%25
January 202689%26
February 202678%23
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
129
Months covered
6

Based on 129 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.