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UA 472 on time

United Airlines 472: Memphis to Denver at 8:40 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
217 flights · likely 82–91%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+88 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 UA 472 flights from Memphis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

UA 472: MEM → DEN

Scheduled to leave Memphis at 8:40 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (217 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%Jan 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3197%
Tuesday3184%
Wednesday3184%
Thursday3181%
Friday3194%
Saturday3181%
Sunday3190%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 72%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%Late inbound plane 4%

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Questions

How often is UA 472 from MEM to DEN late?

United Airlines 472 from Memphis, TN to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 217 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.