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Carrier month · October 2025
United Airlines in October 2025
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 2025, United Airlines (UA) reported 71,415 scheduled domestic flights. 80.1% arrived on time, 0.3% were cancelled and 0.1% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 79.1% on time and 0.5% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 1.0 points above the combined figure.
A year earlier, in October 2024, it reported 68,403 flights with 87.5% on time: a change of −7.4 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, national aviation system 41%, late-arriving aircraft 32% and air carrier 26%.
- On time 80.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.5%
- Cancelled 0.3%
- Diverted 0.1%
October 2025 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Oct 2025 | Oct 2024 | UA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 80.1% | 87.5% | 78.2% | 79.1% |
| Departed on time | 84.4% | 88.1% | 80.6% | 80.0% |
| Cancelled | 0.3% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Average arrival delay | 3.8 min | -3.2 min | 6.3 min | 5.6 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,381 | 2,280 | 2,262 | 20,195 |
| Scheduled flights | 71,415 | 68,403 | 825,693 | 605,844 |
122 airports and 815 routes had UA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN Denver | 9,375 | 83.9% | 1.0 min | 0.1% |
| ORD Chicago | 9,150 | 75.8% | 7.4 min | 0.2% |
| IAH Houston | 6,416 | 80.6% | 4.2 min | 0.1% |
| EWR Newark | 5,739 | 68.4% | 12.9 min | 0.6% |
| SFO San Francisco | 5,350 | 84.9% | -0.9 min | 0.2% |
| IAD Washington | 3,007 | 84.5% | 1.0 min | 0.2% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,400 | 86.6% | -4.1 min | 0.3% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,325 | 79.2% | 2.9 min | 0.1% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,178 | 78.1% | 8.3 min | 0.3% |
| BOS Boston | 1,153 | 72.5% | 11.6 min | 0.8% |
| AUS Austin | 968 | 77.2% | 8.5 min | 0.1% |
| SAN San Diego | 926 | 84.6% | -1.8 min | 0.2% |
| PHX Phoenix | 887 | 80.0% | 3.2 min | 0.2% |
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 873 | 73.8% | 8.2 min | 0.3% |
| LGA New York | 850 | 61.8% | 18.9 min | 1.5% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of United Airlines flights were on time in October 2025?
80.1% of 71,415 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 79.1% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2024 the carrier reported 68,403 flights with 87.5% on time and 0.8% cancelled, against 80.1% and 0.3% in October 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 2025; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for United Airlines · methodology · corrections.