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UA 5053 on time

United Airlines 5053: Denver to Devils Lake at 1:45 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
255 flights · likely 81–89%
Cancelled
2.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+78 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 UA 5053 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 2.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

UA 5053: DEN → DVL

Scheduled to leave Denver at 1:45 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5053. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (255 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Denver to Devils Lake (75% of days). United Airlines's last DEN–DVL flight was cancelled 1.9% of the time, against 1.9% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 7:45 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 100% on time (29 flights)100NovDec 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: too few flights (4 flights)MarMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 80% on time (25 flights)80Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3892%
Tuesday3488%
Wednesday3686%
Thursday3683%
Friday3876%
Saturday3591%
Sunday3882%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%Severe weather 27%Late inbound plane 23%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%

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Questions

How often is UA 5053 from DEN to DVL late?

United Airlines 5053 from Denver, CO to Devils Lake, ND arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 255 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.4% 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.