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UA 489 on time

United Airlines 489: Denver to Houston at 3:35 p.m.; Santa Ana to Denver at 9:00 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DEN → IAH, its busiest leg

On time
78%
340 flights · likely 73–82%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Similar flights
77%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 489 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes early.

UA 489: DEN → IAH

Scheduled to leave Denver at 3:35 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (340 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (77%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 72% on time (29 flights)72NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4980%
Tuesday4881%
Wednesday4875%
Thursday4873%
Friday4982%
Saturday4976%
Sunday4980%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 58%Late inbound plane 22%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 18%Severe weather 2%

All flights DEN → IAH · Connecting off UA 489? Check the risk

UA 489: SNA → DEN

Scheduled to leave Santa Ana at 9:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 91% of the time (201 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%Dec 2023: too few flights (11 flights)DecJan 2024: too few flights (8 flights)JanMay 2024: 95% on time (21 flights)95MayFeb 2026: 88% on time (17 flights)88FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2993%
Tuesday2889%
Wednesday2882%
Thursday2997%
Friday2986%
Saturday2997%
Sunday2993%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 59%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%

All flights SNA → DEN · Connecting off UA 489? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 489 from DEN to IAH late?

United Airlines 489 from Denver, CO to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 340 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

How often is UA 489 from SNA to DEN late?

United Airlines 489 from Santa Ana, CA to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 9% of 201 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.