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Flight Reliability

UA 656 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 656 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 393 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(59 flights)
  • Tue63%(51 flights)
  • Wed82%(54 flights)
  • Thu84%(56 flights)
  • Fri79%(57 flights)
  • Sat71%(51 flights)
  • Sun93%(57 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM76%(319 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(62 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 86% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%29
July 202597%30
August 202590%29
September 202553%30
October 202555%31
November 202550%30
December 202574%31
January 202695%42
February 202697%35
March 202662%34
April 202688%33
May 202687%31
Departures on time
92%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
385
Months covered
12

Based on 393 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.