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Carrier month · January 2026
United Airlines in January 2026
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 January 2026, United Airlines (UA) reported 63,781 scheduled domestic flights. 80.0% arrived on time, 2.4% were cancelled and 0.1% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 75.3% on time and 4.7% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 4.7 points above the combined figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, it reported 62,007 flights with 80.6% on time: a change of −0.6 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 35%, air carrier 30% and national aviation system 29%.
- On time 80.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 17.5%
- Cancelled 2.4%
- Diverted 0.1%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | UA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 80.0% | 80.6% | 78.2% | 75.3% |
| Departed on time | 81.3% | 81.8% | 80.6% | 75.6% |
| Cancelled | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 4.7% |
| Average arrival delay | 2.0 min | 1.3 min | 6.3 min | 6.4 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,126 | 2,067 | 2,262 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled flights | 63,781 | 62,007 | 825,693 | 544,003 |
121 airports and 816 routes had UA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN Denver | 8,467 | 82.6% | -0.9 min | 1.1% |
| ORD Chicago | 7,205 | 70.0% | 12.2 min | 1.9% |
| IAH Houston | 6,172 | 86.5% | -3.8 min | 1.8% |
| EWR Newark | 5,591 | 73.9% | 4.9 min | 4.9% |
| SFO San Francisco | 4,560 | 83.1% | 0.4 min | 1.3% |
| IAD Washington | 2,728 | 79.6% | 1.8 min | 4.8% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,210 | 83.3% | 0.6 min | 1.3% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,380 | 82.6% | 0.5 min | 1.6% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,295 | 85.3% | -2.0 min | 1.1% |
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | 913 | 81.6% | -0.1 min | 1.6% |
| BOS Boston | 888 | 75.2% | 0.5 min | 5.9% |
| PHX Phoenix | 887 | 87.0% | 0.0 min | 1.0% |
| AUS Austin | 848 | 82.4% | -0.6 min | 4.5% |
| SAN San Diego | 808 | 84.0% | 4.3 min | 1.2% |
| TPA Tampa | 786 | 82.8% | -0.9 min | 1.8% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of United Airlines flights were on time in January 2026?
80.0% of 63,781 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 75.3% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025 the carrier reported 62,007 flights with 80.6% on time and 1.9% cancelled, against 80.0% and 2.4% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for United Airlines · methodology · corrections.