UA1978

UA1978 (United Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 3 routes, busiest Denver to Cincinnati. Of 869 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 90.8% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January31310.0%
February28280.0%
March3158▲ 87.1%
April3060▲ 100.0%
May3162▲ 100.0%
June3060▲ 100.0%
July3162▲ 100.0%
August44––
September55––
October56–in progress
November29––
December31––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)212361▲ 70.3%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January79.3%96.7%▲ 21.9%
February92.9%78.6%▼ 15.4%
March96.8%93.0%▼ 3.9%
April100.0%93.3%▼ 6.7%
May87.1%95.2%▲ 9.3%
June93.3%91.5%▼ 1.9%
July93.6%83.9%▼ 10.3%
August83.3%––
September92.7%––
October90.9%–in progress
November96.6%––
December93.6%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)91.8%90.3%▼ 1.7%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January21▼ 50.0%
February00–
March01–
April00–
May00–
June01–
July00–
August2––
September0––
October1–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)23▲ 50.0%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 99.1% 861
  • Cancelled 0.9% 8

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. DEN–CVG636 91.9%
  2. JAC–DEN215 86.7%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

2
RoutesDistance (km)Avg delay On timeDepartures
DEN CVG Denver International Airport – Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport 1,716 3.4 min 91.9% 636
JAC DEN Jackson Hole Airport – Denver International Airport 653 8.9 min 86.7% 215
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 20 20 95.0% 0
November 2024 30 30 86.7% 0
December 2024 31 31 83.9% 0
January 2025 31 29 79.3% 2
February 2025 28 28 92.9% 0
March 2025 31 31 96.8% 0
April 2025 30 30 100.0% 0
May 2025 31 31 87.1% 0
June 2025 30 30 93.3% 0
July 2025 31 31 93.6% 0
August 2025 44 42 83.3% 2
September 2025 55 55 92.7% 0
October 2025 56 55 90.9% 1
November 2025 29 29 96.6% 0
December 2025 31 31 93.6% 0
January 2026 31 30 96.7% 1
February 2026 28 28 78.6% 0
March 2026 58 57 93.0% 1
April 2026 60 60 93.3% 0
May 2026 62 62 95.2% 0
June 2026 60 59 91.5% 1
July 2026 62 62 83.9% 0

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