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Carrier month · October 2024
United Airlines in October 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 October 2024, United Airlines (UA) reported 68,403 scheduled domestic flights. 87.5% arrived on time, 0.8% were cancelled and 0.1% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 85.8% on time and 1.0% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 1.7 points above the combined figure.
A year earlier, in October 2023, it reported 65,896 flights with 87.0% on time: a change of +0.5 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 39%, air carrier 37% and national aviation system 22%.
- On time 87.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 11.6%
- Cancelled 0.8%
- Diverted 0.1%
October 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Oct 2024 | Oct 2023 | UA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 87.5% | 87.0% | 78.2% | 85.8% |
| Departed on time | 88.1% | 87.6% | 80.6% | 85.5% |
| Cancelled | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Average arrival delay | -3.2 min | -2.7 min | 6.3 min | -1.3 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,280 | 2,197 | 2,262 | 20,517 |
| Scheduled flights | 68,403 | 65,896 | 825,693 | 615,497 |
117 airports and 774 routes had UA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN Denver | 9,080 | 88.6% | -3.4 min | 0.4% |
| ORD Chicago | 8,341 | 86.5% | -2.9 min | 0.6% |
| IAH Houston | 6,213 | 86.3% | -1.7 min | 0.5% |
| EWR Newark | 5,778 | 81.4% | -0.8 min | 1.4% |
| SFO San Francisco | 5,049 | 87.1% | -2.1 min | 0.4% |
| IAD Washington | 2,926 | 90.4% | -6.9 min | 0.9% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,413 | 87.7% | -4.9 min | 0.6% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,357 | 86.7% | -4.2 min | 0.3% |
| BOS Boston | 1,219 | 86.6% | -2.1 min | 0.0% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,080 | 85.1% | -5.9 min | 6.7% |
| AUS Austin | 958 | 88.0% | -4.3 min | 0.7% |
| SAN San Diego | 945 | 79.6% | 2.8 min | 1.1% |
| PHX Phoenix | 921 | 91.2% | -5.1 min | 0.1% |
| SEA Seattle | 799 | 89.0% | -2.5 min | 0.6% |
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 785 | 86.6% | 0.4 min | 0.3% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of United Airlines flights were on time in October 2024?
87.5% of 68,403 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 85.8% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2023 the carrier reported 65,896 flights with 87.0% on time and 0.2% cancelled, against 87.5% and 0.8% in October 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 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.