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UA 639 on time

United Airlines 639: Boston to Los Angeles at 6:26 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
64%
143 flights · likely 55–71%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+69 min
average delay
Similar flights
64%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 639 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (36%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

UA 639: BOS → LAX

Scheduled to leave Boston at 6:26 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 64% of the time (143 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (64%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Boston to Los Angeles (100% of days). United Airlines's last BOS–LAX flight was cancelled 0.9% of the time, against 1.1% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 6:21 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2026: 75% on time (16 flights)75MarApr 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2365%
Tuesday14—
Wednesday19—
Thursday2352%
Friday2361%
Saturday18—
Sunday2352%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 57%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 20%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is UA 639 from BOS to LAX late?

United Airlines 639 from Boston, MA to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 36% of 143 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.