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UA 5388 on time

United Airlines 5388: Denver to Helena at 11:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
83%
365 flights · likely 79–86%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+72 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 5388 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

UA 5388: DEN → HLN

Scheduled to leave Denver at 11:30 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5388. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (365 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5383%
Tuesday5287%
Wednesday5277%
Thursday5283%
Friday5279%
Saturday5283%
Sunday5288%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 51%Late inbound plane 27%Severe weather 13%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%

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Questions

How often is UA 5388 from DEN to HLN late?

United Airlines 5388 from Denver, CO to Helena, MT arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.