UA1491 MCI → ORD

United Airlines · Kansas City, MO to Chicago, IL · 276 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 403 mi

UA1491 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MCI → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
85%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+22 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is UA1491 on time?

Across 276 flights on MCI → ORD from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, UA1491 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 85% 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).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time23285%
16-30 min228%
31-60 min83%
61-120 min52%
2+ hrs52%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073190%+3 min
2025-083090%-4 min
2025-093097%-6 min
2025-102572%+3 min
2025-121580%+21 min
2026-012673%+11 min
2026-022893%-3 min
2026-032673%+6 min
2026-041100%-8 min
2026-053184%+7 min
2026-062993%-13 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3884%
Tue4093%
Wed4090%
Thu4090%
Fri3874%
Sat3987%
Sun3778%

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