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Flight Reliability

UA 720 · United Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and UA 720 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 198 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(32 flights)
  • Tue61%(23 flights)
  • Wed72%(25 flights)
  • Thu68%(31 flights)
  • Fri73%(33 flights)
  • Sat73%(22 flights)
  • Sun72%(29 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(9 flights)
  • 12–3 PM55%(31 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(155 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jul 48% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202548%27
August 202568%25
October 202565%31
November 202569%29
December 202577%17
January 202694%18
March 202670%20
May 202673%11
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
195
Months covered
11

Based on 198 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.