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UA1294

Denver (DEN) to Palm Springs (PSP) · scheduled 11:15 AM – 12:32 PM

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How UA1294 performs

906 operations, 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
79.3%
718 of 905 completed
Cancellation rate
0.11%
1 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-3 min
Average 5.0 min
Severe delays
4.9%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
50 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
85.6%
Left the gate on time

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 906 operations between 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
UA129479.3%0.11%-3 min4.9%906
United Airlines on DENPSP79.3%0.24%-5 min5.6%2,119
All DENPSP flights78.5%0.46%-3 min6.0%5,700

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30

By day of week

Does UA1294 run worse on particular days?

Monday81.5%
Tuesday81.7%
Wednesday80.0%
Thursday79.7%
Friday80.6%
Saturday77.3%
Sunday74.4%

Tuesday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 7.3 percentage points.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.

Other routes UA1294 has flown

A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
RAPDEN Rapid City to Denver2025-12-182026-01-0519
LAXDEN Los Angeles to Denver2025-07-012025-07-3131
PHXDEN Phoenix to Denver2024-03-312024-10-2612293.4%
EWRDEN Newark to Denver2024-06-272024-08-1853
DENPIT Denver to Pittsburgh2024-05-232024-06-2630
MSPDEN Minneapolis to Denver2023-09-292023-09-302
DENGTF Denver to Great Falls2023-07-012023-09-0466

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route UA1294 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Why UA1294 runs late

Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.

Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for UA1294 on DEN → PSP. A single late flight can carry more than one cause, and only delays of fifteen minutes or more are attributed at all.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 906 records of UA1294 operating DENPSP, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.

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