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Carrier month · April 2026
United Airlines in April 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 April 2026, United Airlines (UA) reported 69,451 scheduled domestic flights. 81.9% arrived on time, 0.5% were cancelled and 0.2% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 78.9% on time and 0.9% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 3.0 points above the combined figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, it reported 64,256 flights with 81.2% on time: a change of +0.7 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, national aviation system 39%, late-arriving aircraft 33% and air carrier 24%.
- On time 81.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 17.3%
- Cancelled 0.5%
- Diverted 0.2%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | UA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 81.9% | 81.2% | 78.2% | 78.9% |
| Departed on time | 84.5% | 83.2% | 80.6% | 79.1% |
| Cancelled | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| Average arrival delay | 1.8 min | 4.1 min | 6.3 min | 4.8 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 2,315 | 2,142 | 2,262 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled flights | 69,451 | 64,256 | 825,693 | 597,919 |
124 airports and 864 routes had UA flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORD Chicago | 8,581 | 71.3% | 12.4 min | 1.5% |
| DEN Denver | 8,319 | 86.8% | -2.6 min | 0.1% |
| IAH Houston | 6,218 | 82.8% | 0.8 min | 0.2% |
| EWR Newark | 5,778 | 84.5% | -3.1 min | 0.2% |
| SFO San Francisco | 5,257 | 81.3% | -1.6 min | 0.2% |
| IAD Washington | 3,336 | 88.0% | -3.7 min | 0.1% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,584 | 85.3% | -4.6 min | 0.2% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,355 | 86.9% | -3.1 min | 0.1% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 1,291 | 82.3% | -2.5 min | 0.3% |
| BOS Boston | 1,063 | 86.3% | -1.9 min | 0.2% |
| AUS Austin | 942 | 79.5% | 7.7 min | 0.6% |
| SAN San Diego | 907 | 81.9% | -0.8 min | 0.3% |
| PHX Phoenix | 874 | 80.0% | 2.6 min | 0.1% |
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | 843 | 85.4% | -2.1 min | 0.1% |
| DFW Dallas/Fort Worth | 829 | 78.9% | 7.5 min | 0.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of United Airlines flights were on time in April 2026?
81.9% of 69,451 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 78.9% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2025 the carrier reported 64,256 flights with 81.2% on time and 0.4% cancelled, against 81.9% and 0.5% in April 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 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.