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UA 5551 on time

United Airlines 5551: Idaho Falls to Denver at 5:54 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
67%
215 flights · likely 61–73%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+75 min
average delay
Similar flights
69%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 5551 flights from Idaho Falls arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (33%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

UA 5551: IDA → DEN

Scheduled to leave Idaho Falls at 5:54 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5551. Over the past year it arrived on time 67% of the time (215 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Idaho Falls to Denver (100% of days). United Airlines's last IDA–DEN flight was cancelled 0.5% of the time, against 0.3% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 7:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

10%55%100%May 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52MayJun 2025: 24% on time (25 flights)24JunAug 2025: too few flights (9 flights)AugSep 2025: 81% on time (21 flights)81SepOct 2025: 67% on time (18 flights)67OctFeb 2026: 76% on time (17 flights)76FebMar 2026: too few flights (7 flights)MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JulAug 2026: 39% on time (31 flights)39Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3462%
Tuesday2580%
Wednesday3379%
Thursday3364%
Friday3364%
Saturday2463%
Sunday3364%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 40%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 19%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is UA 5551 from IDA to DEN late?

United Airlines 5551 from Idaho Falls, ID to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 33% of 215 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.