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UA 5072 on time

United Airlines 5072: Scottsbluff to Denver at 10:17 a.m.; Denver to Scottsbluff at 8:15 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for BFF → DEN, its busiest leg

On time
92%
275 flights · likely 88–95%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+149 min
average delay
Similar flights
91%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 13 UA 5072 flights from Scottsbluff arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (8%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

UA 5072: BFF → DEN

Scheduled to leave Scottsbluff at 10:17 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5072. Over the past year it arrived on time 92% of the time (275 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (91%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 95% on time (21 flights)95SepOct 2025: 95% on time (22 flights)95OctNov 2025: 86% on time (22 flights)86NovDec 2025: 92% on time (25 flights)92DecJan 2026: 95% on time (22 flights)95JanFeb 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92FebMar 2026: 90% on time (29 flights)90MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 97% on time (29 flights)97MayJun 2026: 86% on time (21 flights)86JunJul 2026: 95% on time (22 flights)95JulAug 2026: too few flights (8 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5092%
Tuesday15—
Wednesday15—
Thursday4885%
Friday4994%
Saturday4998%
Sunday4992%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 69%Severe weather 15%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%Late inbound plane 1%

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UA 5072: DEN → BFF

Scheduled to leave Denver at 8:15 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5072. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (147 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: too few flights (14 flights)AugSep 2025: too few flights (5 flights)SepOct 2025: 91% on time (22 flights)91OctNov 2025: 82% on time (22 flights)82NovDec 2025: too few flights (1 flights)DecJan 2026: 72% on time (18 flights)72JanFeb 2026: too few flights (7 flights)FebApr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 85% on time (20 flights)85MayJun 2026: 86% on time (21 flights)86JunJul 2026: 91% on time (22 flights)91JulAug 2026: too few flights (8 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2990%
Tuesday3—
Wednesday3—
Thursday2889%
Friday2879%
Saturday2889%
Sunday2889%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 48%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 45%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%

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Questions

How often is UA 5072 from BFF to DEN late?

United Airlines 5072 from Scottsbluff, NE to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 8% of 275 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% were cancelled.

How often is UA 5072 from DEN to BFF late?

United Airlines 5072 from Denver, CO to Scottsbluff, NE arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 147 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.