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UA 5498 on time

United Airlines 5498: Denver to Billings at 3:35 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
74%
326 flights · likely 69–78%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+62 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 5498 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (26%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

UA 5498: DEN → BIL

Scheduled to leave Denver at 3:35 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5498. Over the past year it arrived on time 74% of the time (326 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 72% on time (29 flights)72NovDec 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanFeb 2026: 53% on time (17 flights)53FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JunJul 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4871%
Tuesday4676%
Wednesday4674%
Thursday4674%
Friday4781%
Saturday4678%
Sunday4762%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 39%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 37%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%Severe weather 10%

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Questions

How often is UA 5498 from DEN to BIL late?

United Airlines 5498 from Denver, CO to Billings, MT arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 26% of 326 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% 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.