Flight OddsUA1297 ORF → ORD
United Airlines · Norfolk, VA to Chicago, IL · 184 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-01-05 · 717 mi
UA1297 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORF → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
87%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+22 min
Cancellation rate
1%
How often is UA1297 on time?
Across 184 flights on ORF → ORD from 2025-07-01 to 2026-01-05, UA1297 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 87% of the time. The median arrival delay was -6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +22 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 157 | 87% |
| 16-30 min | 10 | 6% |
| 31-60 min | 6 | 3% |
| 61-120 min | 5 | 3% |
| 2+ hrs | 3 | 2% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 31 | 84% | +3 min |
| 2025-08 | 29 | 93% | -7 min |
| 2025-09 | 29 | 93% | -11 min |
| 2025-10 | 31 | 87% | -1 min |
| 2025-11 | 30 | 87% | +3 min |
| 2025-12 | 28 | 82% | +9 min |
| 2026-01 | 3 | 33% | +22 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 27 | 89% |
| Tue | 27 | 89% |
| Wed | 26 | 88% |
| Thu | 25 | 84% |
| Fri | 27 | 89% |
| Sat | 23 | 83% |
| Sun | 26 | 85% |
Other routes
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