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UA 5487 on time

United Airlines 5487: Denver to Albuquerque at 8:05 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
91%
336 flights · likely 88–94%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+50 min
average delay
Similar flights
91%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 12 UA 5487 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (9%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

UA 5487: DEN → ABQ

Scheduled to leave Denver at 8:05 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5487. Over the past year it arrived on time 91% of the time (336 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (91%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 93% on time (29 flights)93NovDec 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90DecJan 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89FebMar 2026: too few flights (7 flights)MarApr 2026: 97% on time (29 flights)97AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5094%
Tuesday4894%
Wednesday4890%
Thursday4685%
Friday4791%
Saturday4892%
Sunday4994%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 62%Late inbound plane 21%Severe weather 14%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 3%

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Questions

How often is UA 5487 from DEN to ABQ late?

United Airlines 5487 from Denver, CO to Albuquerque, NM arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 9% of 336 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.