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United Airlines flight UA571

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Newark (EWR) to Houston (IAH)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 21% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 67 minutes. It was cancelled 2.4% of the time.

On-time arrivals
78.5%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
2.4%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
67 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
210
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 47%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 37%
  • Air traffic control & airport 15%
  • Extreme weather 2%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Atlanta (ATL) to San Francisco (SFO)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 20% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 83 minutes. It was cancelled 1.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
80.4%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
83 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
103
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 66%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 27%
  • Air traffic control & airport 7%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

San Francisco (SFO) to Santa Ana (SNA)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 27% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 75 minutes. It was cancelled 1.2% of the time.

On-time arrivals
72.8%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.2%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
75 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
82
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 84%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 10%
  • Air traffic control & airport 6%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Chicago (ORD) to Newark (EWR)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 16% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 80 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
83.9%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
80 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
31
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 52%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 34%
  • Air traffic control & airport 14%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Newark (EWR) to Key West (EYW)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 19% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 135 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
81.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
135 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
21
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 87%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 13%
  • Air traffic control & airport 0%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

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On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 93.3% 30
October 2025 77.4% 31
November 2025 83.3% 30
December 2025 66.7% 31
January 2026 73.3% 31
February 2026 73.1% 28
March 2026 73.3% 31
April 2026 93.3% 30
May 2026 78.0% 42
June 2026 81.7% 60
July 2026 67.2% 62
August 2026 85.4% 41

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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