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UA 5556 on time

United Airlines 5556: Denver to Rapid City at 1:25 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
81%
288 flights · likely 76–85%
Cancelled
1.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+65 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 5556 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 1.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

UA 5556: DEN → RAP

Scheduled to leave Denver at 1:25 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5556. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (288 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: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83NovDec 2025: 80% on time (15 flights)80DecJan 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: too few flights (4 flights)MarApr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JulAug 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4391%
Tuesday4178%
Wednesday4183%
Thursday4185%
Friday4276%
Saturday3879%
Sunday4276%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 43%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 43%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%

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Questions

How often is UA 5556 from DEN to RAP late?

United Airlines 5556 from Denver, CO to Rapid City, SD arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 288 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% 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.