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UA 5891 on time

United Airlines 5891: Denver to Rapid City at 2:35 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
140 flights · likely 64–79%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+47 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 5891 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

UA 5891: DEN → RAP

Scheduled to leave Denver at 2:35 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5891. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (140 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 67% on time (24 flights)67MayJun 2026: 73% on time (22 flights)73JunJul 2026: 76% on time (21 flights)76JulAug 2026: 75% on time (16 flights)75Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2669%
Tuesday2277%
Wednesday2572%
Thursday2669%
Friday11—
Saturday19—
Sunday11—

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 43%Late inbound plane 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Severe weather 9%

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Questions

How often is UA 5891 from DEN to RAP late?

United Airlines 5891 from Denver, CO to Rapid City, SD arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% 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.