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UA2493

Richmond (RIC) to Denver (DEN) · scheduled 8:00 AM – 10:05 AM

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How UA2493 performs

679 operations, 2024-05-23 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
87.0%
588 of 676 completed
Cancellation rate
0.29%
2 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-8 min
Average 0.8 min
Severe delays
4.6%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
72 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
88.3%
Left the gate on time

UA2493 arrived on time 87.0% of the time, against 78.3% for all RICDEN flights — this specific departure is 8.7 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against United Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 2.3 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 679 operations between 2024-05-23 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
UA249387.0%0.29%-8 min4.6%679
United Airlines on RICDEN84.6%0.88%-6 min4.8%1,246
All RICDEN flights78.3%0.64%-4 min5.9%2,175

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-05-23 to 2026-06-30

Other routes UA2493 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
PDXORD Portland to Chicago2026-04-302026-05-2021
SANDEN San Diego to Denver2026-03-292026-04-2932
DENFLL Denver to Fort Lauderdale2026-02-082026-02-081
DENELP Denver to El Paso2023-07-012024-05-2227482.1%
LAXDEN Los Angeles to Denver2024-03-072024-03-3024
PDXDEN Portland to Denver2023-07-012024-01-0816997.0%
DENLGA Denver to New York2023-12-212024-01-0814
TULDEN Tulsa to Denver2023-12-012023-12-2020
DENAUS Denver to Austin2023-10-292023-11-2726

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route UA2493 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 679 records of UA2493 operating RICDEN, 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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