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Flight Reliability

UA 689 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 689 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

84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 448 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(61 flights)
  • Tue93%(61 flights)
  • Wed85%(65 flights)
  • Thu86%(63 flights)
  • Fri80%(65 flights)
  • Sat82%(65 flights)
  • Sun79%(66 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(60 flights)
  • 6–9 PM95%(37 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(348 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 73% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%30
July 202571%31
August 202580%44
September 202593%54
October 202584%37
November 202584%57
December 202583%46
January 202684%31
February 202691%23
March 202688%32
April 202694%31
May 202687%30
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
446
Months covered
12

Based on 448 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.