United Airlines MCI to ORD on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from Kansas City to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
77%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.4%
35 flights
Avg arrival delay
21 min
87 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 6
route average 76% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on MCI to ORD arrived on time 77% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.4% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 6 airlines on this route, which averaged 76% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (50%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion50%
- Late-arriving aircraft35%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)12%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Other airlines on MCI to ORD
- SkyWest Airlines71% on time · 34 min avg delay
- Envoy Air76% on time · 20 min avg delay
- Republic Airways81% on time · 23 min avg delay
- American Airlines80% on time · 33 min avg delay
- PSA Airlines51% on time · 61 min avg delay
Full MCI to ORD comparison →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
1,467 United Airlines flights tracked on this route; 35 cancelled, 2 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.