UA1209 PHL → ORD

United Airlines · Philadelphia, PA to Chicago, IL · 40 flights observed, 2026-03-29 to 2026-05-31 · 678 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 71% on-time on Thursdays vs. 33% on Mondays.

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

On-time arrival
53%
Median delay
+12 min
90th percentile
+244 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA1209 on time?

Across 40 flights on PHL → ORD from 2026-03-29 to 2026-05-31, UA1209 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 53% of the time. The median arrival delay was +12 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +244 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2153%
16-30 min513%
31-60 min410%
61-120 min410%
2+ hrs615%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-03367%+77 min
2026-042650%+139 min
2026-051155%+22 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon633%
Tue633%
Wed633%
Thu771%
Fri667%
Sat250%
Sun771%

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