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UA 2159 on time

United Airlines 2159: Denver to Kansas City at 9:50 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
341 flights · likely 84–91%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+47 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 UA 2159 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

UA 2159: DEN → MCI

Scheduled to leave Denver at 9:50 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (341 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74OctNov 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97NovDec 2025: 88% on time (17 flights)88DecJan 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (27 flights)93FebMar 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5090%
Tuesday5086%
Wednesday4994%
Thursday4986%
Friday4988%
Saturday4584%
Sunday4986%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 39%Late inbound plane 37%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 22%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is UA 2159 from DEN to MCI late?

United Airlines 2159 from Denver, CO to Kansas City, MO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 341 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.