UA1206 EWR → ORD

United Airlines · Newark, NJ to Chicago, IL · 83 flights observed, 2026-03-29 to 2026-06-24 · 719 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 91% on-time on Thursdays vs. 54% on Tuesdays.

UA1206 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for EWR → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
-16 min
90th percentile
+166 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is UA1206 on time?

Across 83 flights on EWR → ORD from 2026-03-29 to 2026-06-24, UA1206 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 71% of the time. The median arrival delay was -16 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +166 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time5771%
16-30 min23%
31-60 min34%
61-120 min56%
2+ hrs1316%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-03250%+90 min
2026-042972%+22 min
2026-052986%0 min
2026-062050%+53 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1267%
Tue1354%
Wed1354%
Thu1191%
Fri1283%
Sat786%
Sun1275%

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