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UA 478 on time

United Airlines 478: Billings to Denver at 2:35 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
76%
359 flights · likely 71–80%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+76 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 478 flights from Billings arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

UA 478: BIL → DEN

Scheduled to leave Billings at 2:35 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (359 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60SepOct 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74OctNov 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JulAug 2026: 63% on time (27 flights)63Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5372%
Tuesday5277%
Wednesday5275%
Thursday5078%
Friday5175%
Saturday5068%
Sunday5186%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 46%Late inbound plane 39%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 13%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 478 from BIL to DEN late?

United Airlines 478 from Billings, MT to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 359 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.