UA1209 LGA → ORD

United Airlines · New York, NY to Chicago, IL · 37 flights observed, 2025-12-18 to 2026-03-04 · 733 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Wednesdays vs. 20% on Fridays.

UA1209 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for LGA → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
54%
Median delay
+13 min
90th percentile
+86 min
Cancellation rate
5%

How often is UA1209 on time?

Across 37 flights on LGA → ORD from 2025-12-18 to 2026-03-04, UA1209 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 54% of the time. The median arrival delay was +13 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +86 min or later. 5% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1954%
16-30 min823%
31-60 min39%
61-120 min39%
2+ hrs26%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121354%+37 min
2026-01560%+8 min
2026-021450%+26 min
2026-03367%+17 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon580%
Tue250%
Wed5100%
Thu650%
Fri520%
Sat650%
Sun633%

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