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UA 1541 on time

United Airlines 1541: Denver to New Orleans at 5:45 p.m.; Austin to Denver at 12:55 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DEN → MSY, its busiest leg

On time
75%
363 flights · likely 71–79%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+74 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 1541 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 1541: DEN → MSY

Scheduled to leave Denver at 5:45 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (363 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Denver to New Orleans (100% of days). United Airlines's last DEN–MSY flight was cancelled 0.3% of the time, against 0.2% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 9:50 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JulAug 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5370%
Tuesday5279%
Wednesday5277%
Thursday5178%
Friday5277%
Saturday5169%
Sunday5277%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 58%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%Severe weather 1%

All flights DEN → MSY · Connecting off UA 1541? Check the risk

UA 1541: AUS → DEN

Scheduled to leave Austin at 12:55 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 96% of the time (141 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (94%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2026: too few flights (3 flights)MarApr 2026: 100% on time (27 flights)100AprMay 2026: 97% on time (29 flights)97MayJun 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85JunJul 2026: 96% on time (27 flights)96JulAug 2026: 100% on time (29 flights)100Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2095%
Tuesday2295%
Wednesday2295%
Thursday2295%
Friday2291%
Saturday10—
Sunday23100%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 65%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 6%Severe weather 4%

All flights AUS → DEN · Connecting off UA 1541? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 1541 from DEN to MSY late?

United Airlines 1541 from Denver, CO to New Orleans, LA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 363 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1541 from AUS to DEN late?

United Airlines 1541 from Austin, TX to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 4% of 141 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.