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UA 5456 on time

United Airlines 5456: Rapid City to Denver at 10:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
79%
140 flights · likely 71–85%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+95 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 5456 flights from Rapid City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

UA 5456: RAP → DEN

Scheduled to leave Rapid City at 10:00 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5456. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (140 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90NovDec 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanMar 2026: 80% on time (15 flights)80MarApr 2026: 76% on time (17 flights)76AprMay 2026: 82% on time (17 flights)82MayAug 2026: 67% on time (21 flights)67Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2584%
Tuesday15—
Wednesday16—
Thursday2277%
Friday2467%
Saturday13—
Sunday2572%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 29%Severe weather 26%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 10%

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Questions

How often is UA 5456 from RAP to DEN late?

United Airlines 5456 from Rapid City, SD to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 140 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.