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UA 1197 on time

United Airlines 1197: Newark to Denver at 5:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
68%
360 flights · likely 63–72%
Cancelled
1.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+81 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 1197 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (32%); 1.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

UA 1197: EWR → DEN

Scheduled to leave Newark at 5:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 68% of the time (360 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60SepOct 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61OctNov 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76NovDec 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68DecJan 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74FebMar 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 43% on time (28 flights)43Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5372%
Tuesday5171%
Wednesday5269%
Thursday5163%
Friday5269%
Saturday4973%
Sunday5258%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 42%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 22%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is UA 1197 from EWR to DEN late?

United Airlines 1197 from Newark, NJ to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 32% of 360 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.9% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check United Airlines for today's flight. Method.