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United Airlines 5781: Denver to Aspen at 8:25 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
71%
281 flights · likely 65–76%
Cancelled
6.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+171 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 5781 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (29%); 6.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

UA 5781: DEN → ASE

Scheduled to leave Denver at 8:25 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5781. Over the past year it arrived on time 71% of the time (281 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Denver to Aspen (100% of days). United Airlines's last DEN–ASE flight was cancelled 5.6% of the time, against 5.0% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 7:45 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65AugSep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 88% on time (24 flights)88OctDec 2025: 68% on time (25 flights)68DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 76% on time (21 flights)76AprMay 2026: too few flights (9 flights)MayJun 2026: 62% on time (26 flights)62JunJul 2026: 52% on time (27 flights)52JulAug 2026: 52% on time (29 flights)52Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4372%
Tuesday4080%
Wednesday4269%
Thursday4365%
Friday4365%
Saturday2882%
Sunday4267%

Why it was late

Severe weather 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Late inbound plane 13%

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Questions

How often is UA 5781 from DEN to ASE late?

United Airlines 5781 from Denver, CO to Aspen, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 29% of 281 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 6.8% 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.