United Airlines SLC to ORD on-time performance
United Airlines nonstop flights from Salt Lake City to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
75%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.6%
17 flights
Avg arrival delay
23 min
89 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 5
route average 76% on time
Key facts
- United Airlines flights on SLC to ORD arrived on time 75% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.6% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 76% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (54%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion54%
- Late-arriving aircraft22%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)16%
- Extreme weather8%
- Security0%
Other airlines on SLC to ORD
- Delta Air Lines77% on time · 17 min avg delay
- American Airlines76% on time · 26 min avg delay
- SkyWest Airlines73% on time · 28 min avg delay
- Envoy Air61% on time · 32 min avg delay
Full SLC to ORD comparison →
United Airlines on-time record across all routes →
1,070 United Airlines flights tracked on this route; 17 cancelled, 7 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.