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UA 5497 on time

United Airlines 5497: Denver to Wichita at 9:35 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
361 flights · likely 85–92%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+49 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 UA 5497 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 5497: DEN → ICT

Scheduled to leave Denver at 9:35 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5497. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (361 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%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87OctNov 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90NovDec 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90DecJan 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (27 flights)96FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5379%
Tuesday5296%
Wednesday5092%
Thursday5186%
Friday5292%
Saturday5285%
Sunday5190%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 80%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%Late inbound plane 9%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 5497 from DEN to ICT late?

United Airlines 5497 from Denver, CO to Wichita, KS arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 361 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.