United Airlines ORD to EWR on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Newark · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
72%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.6%
112 flights
Avg arrival delay
25 min
87 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 5
route average 70% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on ORD to EWR arrived on time 72% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.6% were cancelled, and 12% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 70% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (40%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion40%
- Late-arriving aircraft33%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)20%
- Extreme weather7%
- Security0%
Other airlines on ORD to EWR
- American Airlines57% on time · 37 min avg delay
- Envoy Air79% on time · 14 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines46% on time · 44 min avg delay
- Republic Airways60% on time · 34 min avg delay
Full ORD to EWR comparison →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
4,391 United Airlines flights tracked on this route; 112 cancelled, 9 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.