UA1050 ORD → DTW

United Airlines · Chicago, IL to Detroit, MI · 53 flights observed, 2026-03-29 to 2026-05-20 · 235 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 88% on-time on Sundays vs. 43% on Thursdays.

UA1050 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → DTW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
64%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+116 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA1050 on time?

Across 53 flights on ORD → DTW from 2026-03-29 to 2026-05-20, UA1050 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 64% of the time. The median arrival delay was -6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +116 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3464%
16-30 min24%
31-60 min611%
61-120 min611%
2+ hrs59%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-03367%+33 min
2026-043063%+27 min
2026-052065%+34 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon863%
Tue863%
Wed850%
Thu743%
Fri757%
Sat786%
Sun888%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…