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UA 5742 on time

United Airlines 5742: Rapid City to Denver at 12:35 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
287 flights · likely 84–92%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−20 min
median vs schedule
When late
+113 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 UA 5742 flights from Rapid City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 20 minutes early.

UA 5742: RAP → DEN

Scheduled to leave Rapid City at 12:35 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5742. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (287 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96FebMar 2026: too few flights (4 flights)MarApr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4293%
Tuesday4188%
Wednesday4190%
Thursday4090%
Friday4180%
Saturday4190%
Sunday4188%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 48%Late inbound plane 41%Severe weather 6%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 5%

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Questions

How often is UA 5742 from RAP to DEN late?

United Airlines 5742 from Rapid City, SD to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 287 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% 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.