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Carrier month · November 2024
United Airlines in November 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 November 2024, United Airlines (UA) reported 63,581 scheduled domestic flights. 82.4% arrived on time, 0.3% were cancelled and 0.1% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 84.8% on time and 0.5% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 2.4 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in November 2023, it reported 57,897 flights with 88.8% on time: a change of −6.4 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 37%, national aviation system 35% and air carrier 26%.
- On time 82.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 17.2%
- Cancelled 0.3%
- Diverted 0.1%
November 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Nov 2024 | Nov 2023 | UA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Nov 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 82.4% | 88.8% | 78.2% | 84.8% |
| Departed on time | 84.1% | 89.3% | 80.6% | 85.2% |
| Cancelled | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Average arrival delay | 2.0 min | -4.7 min | 6.3 min | -0.3 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,119 | 1,930 | 2,262 | 19,180 |
| Scheduled flights | 63,581 | 57,897 | 825,693 | 575,404 |
114 airports and 746 routes had UA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN Denver | 8,312 | 78.8% | 4.4 min | 0.3% |
| ORD Chicago | 7,165 | 83.7% | 1.5 min | 0.1% |
| EWR Newark | 5,818 | 76.7% | 5.3 min | 0.2% |
| IAH Houston | 5,696 | 83.8% | 1.3 min | 0.1% |
| SFO San Francisco | 4,917 | 81.2% | 3.5 min | 0.4% |
| IAD Washington | 2,842 | 87.2% | -4.0 min | 0.5% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,378 | 85.1% | -4.2 min | 0.5% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,281 | 84.4% | -3.4 min | 0.4% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,174 | 81.6% | 5.1 min | 0.4% |
| BOS Boston | 1,076 | 82.3% | 0.9 min | 0.1% |
| PHX Phoenix | 963 | 86.9% | -3.9 min | 0.4% |
| AUS Austin | 881 | 80.8% | 5.9 min | 0.7% |
| SAN San Diego | 875 | 82.7% | 0.9 min | 0.1% |
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 773 | 78.5% | 13.8 min | 0.6% |
| TPA Tampa | 730 | 83.2% | 3.1 min | 0.3% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of United Airlines flights were on time in November 2024?
82.4% of 63,581 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 84.8% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In November 2023 the carrier reported 57,897 flights with 88.8% on time and 0.1% cancelled, against 82.4% and 0.3% in November 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for November 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.