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UA 4738 on time

United Airlines 4738: Bismarck to Denver at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
362 flights · likely 84–91%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−20 min
median vs schedule
When late
+168 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 UA 4738 flights from Bismarck arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 20 minutes early.

UA 4738: BIS → DEN

Scheduled to leave Bismarck at 6:00 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 4738. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (362 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5383%
Tuesday5288%
Wednesday5196%
Thursday5287%
Friday5190%
Saturday5285%
Sunday5188%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 72%Late inbound plane 26%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 2%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is UA 4738 from BIS to DEN late?

United Airlines 4738 from Bismarck/Mandan, ND to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 362 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.