UA1273 ORD → SFO

United Airlines · Chicago, IL to San Francisco, CA · 35 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-08-18 · 1,846 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -15 min, while the worst 10% run +55 min or later.

UA1273 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
88%
Median delay
-15 min
90th percentile
+55 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is UA1273 on time?

Across 35 flights on ORD → SFO from 2025-07-01 to 2025-08-18, UA1273 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 88% of the time. The median arrival delay was -15 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +55 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3088%
16-30 min00%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min13%
2+ hrs39%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072387%+17 min
2025-081191%+11 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon786%
Tue786%
Wed683%
Thu786%
Fri7100%
SatNo data—
SunNo data—

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