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UA1787

Denver (DEN) to Omaha (OMA) · scheduled 9:05 PM – 11:15 PM

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How UA1787 performs

793 operations, 2023-07-04 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
70.9%
555 of 783 completed
Cancellation rate
0.88%
7 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-1 min
Average 17.1 min
Severe delays
12.1%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
77 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
72.0%
Left the gate on time

UA1787 arrived on time 70.9% of the time, against 75.4% for all DENOMA flights — this specific departure is 4.5 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against United Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 5.8 points worse.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 793 operations between 2023-07-04 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
UA178770.9%0.88%-1 min12.1%793
United Airlines on DENOMA76.7%0.82%-4 min8.8%4,171
All DENOMA flights75.4%0.82%-3 min7.8%9,804

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-04 to 2026-06-30

Other routes UA1787 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
PDXDEN Portland to Denver2025-12-182026-06-3019085.3%
IAHDEN Houston to Denver2025-12-022025-12-1716
ORDDSM Chicago to Des Moines2025-10-272025-12-0120
BOSDEN Boston to Denver2025-11-292025-11-302
ATLIAD Atlanta to Washington2025-11-022025-11-264
PHXDEN Phoenix to Denver2025-09-252025-09-305
TYSDEN Knoxville/Maryville to Denver2025-06-262025-08-1854
LASDEN Las Vegas to Denver2025-03-302025-04-3032
PSPDEN Palm Springs to Denver2025-03-062025-03-2820
TUSDEN Tucson to Denver2025-02-132025-03-0521
SJCDEN San Jose to Denver2024-10-272024-10-315
RNODEN Reno to Denver2023-08-012024-09-2510378.4%
SEADEN Seattle to Denver2024-03-312024-06-2636
SMFDEN Sacramento to Denver2023-10-292024-03-3015391.4%
MKEDEN Milwaukee to Denver2023-07-012023-07-3131

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route UA1787 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 793 records of UA1787 operating DENOMA, 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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