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UA 5265 on time

United Airlines 5265: Denver to Rapid City at 3:50 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
265 flights · likely 73–83%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+83 min
average delay
Similar flights
78%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 5265 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

UA 5265: DEN → RAP

Scheduled to leave Denver at 3:50 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5265. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (265 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 55% on time (31 flights)55AugSep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 84% on time (25 flights)84NovDec 2025: 75% on time (28 flights)75DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74FebMar 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70MarApr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89MayJun 2026: 71% on time (17 flights)71JunAug 2026: 67% on time (21 flights)67Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4078%
Tuesday3686%
Wednesday3876%
Thursday3985%
Friday4176%
Saturday3278%
Sunday3969%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 43%Late inbound plane 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%Severe weather 12%

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Questions

How often is UA 5265 from DEN to RAP late?

United Airlines 5265 from Denver, CO to Rapid City, SD arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 265 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% 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.