UA1097 ORD → SFO

United Airlines · Chicago, IL to San Francisco, CA · 135 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-05-20 · 1,846 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-05's on-time rate (50%) is well below the 84% average from earlier months.

UA1097 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → SFO, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-12 min
90th percentile
+41 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA1097 on time?

Across 135 flights on ORD → SFO from 2026-01-06 to 2026-05-20, UA1097 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 79% of the time. The median arrival delay was -12 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +41 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time10779%
16-30 min43%
31-60 min1511%
61-120 min54%
2+ hrs43%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012688%-8 min
2026-022886%-9 min
2026-033190%-3 min
2026-043073%+9 min
2026-052050%+18 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1963%
Tue2090%
Wed2080%
Thu1984%
Fri1974%
Sat1995%
Sun1968%

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