UA5266 DEN → DSM

United Airlines · Denver, CO to Des Moines, IA · 19 flights observed, 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-05 · 589 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-01's on-time rate (60%) is well below the 86% average from earlier months.

UA5266 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DEN → DSM, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-10 min
90th percentile
+86 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA5266 on time?

Across 19 flights on DEN → DSM from 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-05, UA5266 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 79% of the time. The median arrival delay was -10 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +86 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1579%
16-30 min00%
31-60 min15%
61-120 min211%
2+ hrs15%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121486%+4 min
2026-01560%+24 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon367%
Tue2100%
Wed2100%
Thu3100%
Fri367%
Sat3100%
Sun333%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…