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Flight Reliability

UA 685 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 685 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

70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 530 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(77 flights)
  • Tue76%(71 flights)
  • Wed77%(78 flights)
  • Thu68%(76 flights)
  • Fri71%(77 flights)
  • Sat77%(64 flights)
  • Sun58%(79 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(72 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(225 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(224 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 66% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%70
July 202579%29
August 202573%30
September 202577%30
October 202549%37
November 202571%58
December 202578%32
January 202681%26
February 202681%41
March 202663%60
April 202671%58
May 202671%51
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
522
Months covered
12

Based on 530 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.