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Carrier month · August 2024
United Airlines in August 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In August 2024, United Airlines (UA) reported 65,939 scheduled domestic flights. 74.9% arrived on time, 2.0% were cancelled and 0.5% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 74.7% on time and 2.1% cancelled that month, so the carrier was level with the combined figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, it reported 66,801 flights with 79.2% on time: a change of −4.3 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 42%, air carrier 28% and national aviation system 23%.
- On time 74.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.5%
- Cancelled 2.0%
- Diverted 0.5%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | UA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 74.9% | 79.2% | 78.2% | 74.7% |
| Departed on time | 76.5% | 79.4% | 80.6% | 75.4% |
| Cancelled | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 2.1% |
| Average arrival delay | 10.0 min | 4.8 min | 6.3 min | 10.6 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,198 | 2,227 | 2,262 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled flights | 65,939 | 66,801 | 825,693 | 619,025 |
119 airports and 812 routes had UA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN Denver | 9,027 | 72.3% | 12.6 min | 1.0% |
| ORD Chicago | 8,190 | 69.3% | 14.9 min | 1.5% |
| IAH Houston | 5,934 | 74.1% | 10.6 min | 1.2% |
| EWR Newark | 5,499 | 65.7% | 17.7 min | 5.5% |
| SFO San Francisco | 4,512 | 80.4% | 3.3 min | 1.0% |
| IAD Washington | 2,718 | 74.0% | 16.9 min | 2.2% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,511 | 80.4% | 5.4 min | 1.3% |
| BOS Boston | 1,147 | 73.4% | 10.3 min | 3.4% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,074 | 78.7% | 2.7 min | 1.3% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,034 | 69.1% | 13.0 min | 4.4% |
| SEA Seattle | 967 | 77.0% | 9.9 min | 1.8% |
| SAN San Diego | 908 | 80.3% | 2.9 min | 1.7% |
| AUS Austin | 814 | 83.3% | 0.3 min | 0.7% |
| LGA New York | 763 | 70.0% | 16.6 min | 5.4% |
| PHX Phoenix | 742 | 78.2% | 8.6 min | 2.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of United Airlines flights were on time in August 2024?
74.9% of 65,939 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 74.7% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023 the carrier reported 66,801 flights with 79.2% on time and 1.2% cancelled, against 74.9% and 2.0% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for United Airlines · methodology · corrections.