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UA 5831 on time

United Airlines 5831: Denver to Lincoln at 9:40 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
364 flights · likely 81–88%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+67 min
average delay
Similar flights
85%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 UA 5831 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

UA 5831: DEN → LNK

Scheduled to leave Denver at 9:40 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5831. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (364 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5379%
Tuesday5290%
Wednesday5188%
Thursday5285%
Friday5281%
Saturday5285%
Sunday5287%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 42%Late inbound plane 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 20%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is UA 5831 from DEN to LNK late?

United Airlines 5831 from Denver, CO to Lincoln, NE arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 364 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.