UA1261 EWR → ORD

United Airlines · Newark, NJ to Chicago, IL · 16 flights observed, 2025-12-02 to 2025-12-17 · 719 mi

UA1261 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
75%
Median delay
-1 min
90th percentile
+24 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA1261 on time?

Across 16 flights on EWR → ORD from 2025-12-02 to 2025-12-17, UA1261 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 75% of the time. The median arrival delay was -1 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +24 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1275%
16-30 min319%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs16%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121675%+11 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2100%
Tue367%
Wed3100%
Thu250%
Fri2100%
Sat2100%
Sun20%

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