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Carrier month · November 2025
United Airlines in November 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 November 2025, United Airlines (UA) reported 66,691 scheduled domestic flights. 78.0% arrived on time, 1.5% were cancelled and 0.1% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 77.3% on time and 2.5% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 0.7 points above the combined figure.
A year earlier, in November 2024, it reported 63,581 flights with 82.4% on time: a change of −4.4 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, national aviation system 39%, late-arriving aircraft 36% and air carrier 22%.
- On time 78.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.4%
- Cancelled 1.5%
- Diverted 0.1%
November 2025 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | UA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 78.0% | 82.4% | 78.2% | 77.3% |
| Departed on time | 80.6% | 84.1% | 80.6% | 78.1% |
| Cancelled | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 2.5% |
| Average arrival delay | 7.6 min | 2.0 min | 6.3 min | 6.4 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,223 | 2,119 | 2,262 | 19,018 |
| Scheduled flights | 66,691 | 63,581 | 825,693 | 570,550 |
122 airports and 786 routes had UA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN Denver | 8,428 | 84.6% | 0.8 min | 0.5% |
| ORD Chicago | 7,792 | 70.5% | 16.2 min | 2.3% |
| IAH Houston | 6,165 | 78.2% | 5.9 min | 0.7% |
| EWR Newark | 5,964 | 70.3% | 12.9 min | 2.9% |
| SFO San Francisco | 5,025 | 80.2% | 4.2 min | 0.9% |
| IAD Washington | 2,934 | 82.9% | 0.9 min | 0.5% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,410 | 79.8% | 4.9 min | 0.7% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,312 | 77.8% | 7.1 min | 1.7% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,225 | 78.7% | 10.4 min | 2.3% |
| BOS Boston | 1,087 | 78.1% | 6.9 min | 3.0% |
| PHX Phoenix | 952 | 76.8% | 9.7 min | 1.9% |
| AUS Austin | 912 | 73.7% | 12.8 min | 1.5% |
| SAN San Diego | 828 | 79.1% | 6.0 min | 1.1% |
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 822 | 71.0% | 17.5 min | 3.4% |
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | 787 | 79.7% | 8.8 min | 2.2% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of United Airlines flights were on time in November 2025?
78.0% of 66,691 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 77.3% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In November 2024 the carrier reported 63,581 flights with 82.4% on time and 0.3% cancelled, against 78.0% and 1.5% in November 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for November 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.