United Airlines DCA to ORD on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
75%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.4%
83 flights
Avg arrival delay
22 min
83 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 5
route average 75% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on DCA to ORD arrived on time 75% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.4% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 75% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (48%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion48%
- Late-arriving aircraft33%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)12%
- Extreme weather7%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DCA to ORD
- American Airlines74% on time · 24 min avg delay
- Republic Airways76% on time · 19 min avg delay
- Envoy Air81% on time · 17 min avg delay
- SkyWest Airlines63% on time · 33 min avg delay
Full DCA to ORD comparison →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
3,389 United Airlines flights tracked on this route; 83 cancelled, 10 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.