UA5879 DEN → SHV

United Airlines · Denver, CO to Shreveport, LA · 364 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 792 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -6 min, while the worst 10% run +73 min or later.

UA5879 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DEN → SHV, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
77%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+73 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is UA5879 on time?

Across 364 flights on DEN → SHV from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, UA5879 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 77% of the time. The median arrival delay was -6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +73 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time27777%
16-30 min144%
31-60 min257%
61-120 min278%
2+ hrs164%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073050%+46 min
2025-083158%+32 min
2025-093093%-2 min
2025-103190%-8 min
2025-112979%+2 min
2025-123174%+7 min
2026-012785%-5 min
2026-022882%+6 min
2026-033177%+14 min
2026-0430100%-18 min
2026-053177%+11 min
2026-063060%+30 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5080%
Tue5383%
Wed5279%
Thu5180%
Fri5173%
Sat5169%
Sun5176%

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