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UA 1978 on time

United Airlines 1978: Denver to Cincinnati at 9:40 a.m.; Jackson to Denver at 7:00 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DEN → CVG, its busiest leg

On time
93%
343 flights · likely 90–95%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+70 min
average delay
Similar flights
93%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 14 UA 1978 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (7%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

UA 1978: DEN → CVG

Scheduled to leave Denver at 9:40 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 93% of the time (343 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (93%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 97% on time (29 flights)97NovDec 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94DecJan 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5094%
Tuesday4990%
Wednesday4992%
Thursday4998%
Friday4894%
Saturday4994%
Sunday4990%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 46%Late inbound plane 35%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%

All flights DEN → CVG · Connecting off UA 1978? Check the risk

UA 1978: JAC → DEN

Scheduled to leave Jackson at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (233 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: too few flights (13 flights)AugSep 2025: too few flights (7 flights)SepOct 2025: 68% on time (25 flights)68OctFeb 2026: 82% on time (17 flights)82FebMar 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3485%
Tuesday3291%
Wednesday32100%
Thursday3485%
Friday3491%
Saturday3485%
Sunday3385%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 33%Late inbound plane 23%Severe weather 6%

All flights JAC → DEN · Connecting off UA 1978? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 1978 from DEN to CVG late?

United Airlines 1978 from Denver, CO to Cincinnati, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 7% of 343 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1978 from JAC to DEN late?

United Airlines 1978 from Jackson, WY to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 233 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% 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.