United Airlines DTW to ORD on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from Detroit to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
72%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.4%
11 flights
Avg arrival delay
21 min
69 min when late
Rank on route
#4 of 8
route average 73% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on DTW to ORD arrived on time 72% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.4% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #4 of 8 airlines on this route, which averaged 73% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (51%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion51%
- Late-arriving aircraft24%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)24%
- Security0%
- Extreme weather0%
Other airlines on DTW to ORD
- SkyWest Airlines69% on time · 31 min avg delay
- Delta Air Lines72% on time · 24 min avg delay
- Envoy Air79% on time · 19 min avg delay
- Republic Airways83% on time · 17 min avg delay
- American Airlines90% on time · 15 min avg delay
- PSA Airlines60% on time · 42 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines0% on time · 1287 min avg delay
Full DTW to ORD comparison →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
806 United Airlines flights tracked on this route; 11 cancelled, 1 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.