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UA 486 on time

United Airlines 486: Cleveland to Denver at 4:38 p.m.; Orlando to Cleveland at 11:35 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for CLE → DEN, its busiest leg

On time
82%
363 flights · likely 78–85%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+79 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 486 flights from Cleveland arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

UA 486: CLE → DEN

Scheduled to leave Cleveland at 4:38 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (363 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Cleveland to Denver (100% of days). United Airlines's last CLE–DEN flight was cancelled 0.0% of the time, against 0.2% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 8:55 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 93% on time (29 flights)93NovDec 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5381%
Tuesday5281%
Wednesday5285%
Thursday5175%
Friday5281%
Saturday5184%
Sunday5287%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 38%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Severe weather 1%

All flights CLE → DEN · Connecting off UA 486? Check the risk

UA 486: MCO → CLE

Scheduled to leave Orlando at 11:35 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 91% of the time (250 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%Jul 2025: 92% on time (26 flights)92JulAug 2025: 89% on time (27 flights)89AugSep 2025: 92% on time (25 flights)92SepOct 2025: 96% on time (27 flights)96OctNov 2025: 92% on time (25 flights)92NovDec 2025: too few flights (1 flights)DecMar 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77MarApr 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92AprMay 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4080%
Tuesday17—
Wednesday38100%
Thursday38100%
Friday3990%
Saturday3985%
Sunday3992%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 43%Late inbound plane 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%

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Questions

How often is UA 486 from CLE to DEN late?

United Airlines 486 from Cleveland, OH to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 363 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

How often is UA 486 from MCO to CLE late?

United Airlines 486 from Orlando, FL to Cleveland, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 9% of 250 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.