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UA 5481 on time

United Airlines 5481: Denver to Springfield at 9:50 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
81%
365 flights · likely 76–85%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+49 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 5481 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 5481: DEN → SGF

Scheduled to leave Denver at 9:50 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5481. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% 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: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90NovDec 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5383%
Tuesday5281%
Wednesday5285%
Thursday5279%
Friday5288%
Saturday5273%
Sunday5277%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 63%Late inbound plane 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 6%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is UA 5481 from DEN to SGF late?

United Airlines 5481 from Denver, CO to Springfield, MO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.