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UA 5240 on time

United Airlines 5240: Denver to Grand Junction at 9:05 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
323 flights · likely 73–82%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+100 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 5240 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

UA 5240: DEN → GJT

Scheduled to leave Denver at 9:05 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5240. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (323 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Denver to Grand Junction (99% of days). United Airlines's last DEN–GJT flight was cancelled 0.5% of the time, against 1.5% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 7:40 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 97% on time (29 flights)97NovDec 2025: 88% on time (17 flights)88DecJan 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4774%
Tuesday4783%
Wednesday4783%
Thursday4580%
Friday4674%
Saturday4576%
Sunday4674%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 42%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Security 10%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is UA 5240 from DEN to GJT late?

United Airlines 5240 from Denver, CO to Grand Junction, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 323 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.