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UA 531 on time

United Airlines 531: Denver to Los Angeles at 9:20 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
76%
316 flights · likely 71–81%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+63 min
average delay
Similar flights
72%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 531 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes early.

UA 531: DEN → LAX

Scheduled to leave Denver at 9:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (316 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Denver to Los Angeles (99% of days). United Airlines's last DEN–LAX flight was cancelled 0.0% of the time, against 0.0% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 6:04 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (23 flights)87SepOct 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87OctNov 2025: 77% on time (26 flights)77NovDec 2025: too few flights (10 flights)DecJan 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83MarApr 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45JulAug 2026: 48% on time (25 flights)48Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4867%
Tuesday3177%
Wednesday5082%
Thursday4871%
Friday4973%
Saturday4193%
Sunday4973%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 46%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 531 from DEN to LAX late?

United Airlines 531 from Denver, CO to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 316 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.