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UA 597 on time

United Airlines 597: Denver to Boston at 2:10 p.m.; Phoenix to Denver at 9:08 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DEN → BOS, its busiest leg

On time
67%
339 flights · likely 62–72%
Cancelled
1.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+86 min
average delay
Similar flights
64%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 597 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (33%); 1.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 597: DEN → BOS

Scheduled to leave Denver at 2:10 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 67% of the time (339 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (64%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 48% on time (31 flights)48OctNov 2025: 72% on time (29 flights)72NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JanFeb 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64FebMar 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4951%
Tuesday4875%
Wednesday4875%
Thursday4869%
Friday4867%
Saturday4976%
Sunday4959%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 60%Late inbound plane 26%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 12%Severe weather 1%

All flights DEN → BOS · Connecting off UA 597? Check the risk

UA 597: PHX → DEN

Scheduled to leave Phoenix at 9:08 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (262 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: too few flights (13 flights)AugSep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanMar 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79MarApr 2026: 90% on time (29 flights)90AprMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3992%
Tuesday3781%
Wednesday3781%
Thursday3781%
Friday3792%
Saturday3786%
Sunday3884%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 46%Late inbound plane 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%Severe weather 2%

All flights PHX → DEN · Connecting off UA 597? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 597 from DEN to BOS late?

United Airlines 597 from Denver, CO to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 33% of 339 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.2% were cancelled.

How often is UA 597 from PHX to DEN late?

United Airlines 597 from Phoenix, AZ to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 262 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% 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.