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UA 1729 on time

United Airlines 1729: Denver to Phoenix at 7:15 p.m.; New York to Denver at 3:20 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DEN → PHX, its busiest leg

On time
72%
201 flights · likely 65–77%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+80 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 1729 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

UA 1729: DEN → PHX

Scheduled to leave Denver at 7:15 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (201 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2026: 88% on time (17 flights)88FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2955%
Tuesday2886%
Wednesday2879%
Thursday2966%
Friday2969%
Saturday2972%
Sunday2976%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 63%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%

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UA 1729: LGA → DEN

Scheduled to leave New York at 3:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 56% of the time (174 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (67%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 56% on time (25 flights)56OctDec 2025: 63% on time (16 flights)63DecMar 2026: 67% on time (24 flights)67MarMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2454%
Tuesday2458%
Wednesday2458%
Thursday2658%
Friday2654%
Saturday2658%
Sunday2454%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 35%Late inbound plane 30%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 18%Severe weather 17%

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Questions

How often is UA 1729 from DEN to PHX late?

United Airlines 1729 from Denver, CO to Phoenix, AZ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 201 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1729 from LGA to DEN late?

United Airlines 1729 from New York, NY to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 44% of 174 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.3% 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.