United Airlines EWR to ORD on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from Newark to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
71%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.5%
111 flights
Avg arrival delay
24 min
78 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 5
route average 72% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on EWR to ORD arrived on time 71% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.5% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 72% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (47%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion47%
- Late-arriving aircraft28%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)20%
- Extreme weather5%
- Security0%
Other airlines on EWR to ORD
- American Airlines78% on time · 27 min avg delay
- Envoy Air73% on time · 25 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines52% on time · 51 min avg delay
- Republic Airways53% on time · 40 min avg delay
Full EWR to ORD comparison →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
4,389 United Airlines flights tracked on this route; 111 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.