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UA 5303 on time

United Airlines 5303: Denver to Rapid City at 9:05 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
294 flights · likely 73–83%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+92 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 5303 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

UA 5303: DEN → RAP

Scheduled to leave Denver at 9:05 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5303. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (294 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Denver to Rapid City (84% of days). United Airlines's last DEN–RAP flight was cancelled 0.5% of the time, against 1.0% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 7:55 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%Aug 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65AugSep 2025: 81% on time (27 flights)81SepOct 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97OctNov 2025: 97% on time (29 flights)97NovDec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63MayJun 2026: 58% on time (24 flights)58JunAug 2026: 33% on time (21 flights)33Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4379%
Tuesday4386%
Wednesday4176%
Thursday4283%
Friday4379%
Saturday3974%
Sunday4370%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 47%Late inbound plane 28%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%Severe weather 11%

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Questions

How often is UA 5303 from DEN to RAP late?

United Airlines 5303 from Denver, CO to Rapid City, SD arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 294 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.